U23 League

Itaquerão
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Golden State Warriors's Enio da Cunha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Benê Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benê Santos scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iuri de Alcântara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Adriano Rezende might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fellipe Trancoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriano Rezende ran back to his position shaking his head. Iuri de Alcântara came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by E.C. Galera's Benê Santos. But to his dismay, Benê Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Lucas Camargo fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden State Warriors's protests and gave Lucas Camargo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Golden State Warriors's Lucas Camargo got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes of play, E.C. Galera's Benê Santos made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Sílvio Luís Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute, Sílvio Luís Borges made a precise shot to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. Golden State Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 29 minutes of play, E.C. Galera's Benê Santos made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 32 minutes, Benê Santos made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Golden State Warriors's Iuri de Alcântara tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gildo Velasco might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iuri de Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gildo Velasco ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, Sílvio Luís Borges had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. Golden State Warriors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sílvio Luís Borges was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Benê Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Jefferson de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Golden State Warriors players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. E.C. Galera were winning 0-8.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tales Netto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Benê Santos notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Golden State Warriors's Iuri de Alcântara. Iuri de Alcântara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 55th minute, Sílvio Luís Borges made a precise shot to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. Golden State Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. In the 58th minute, Benê Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The E.C. Galera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Tales Netto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iuri de Alcântara came out and tried to block the shot, but Tales Netto slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 64th minute. Benê Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Iuri de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, E.C. Galera's Benê Santos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. Benê Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Iuri de Alcântara made a huge save. After some careless play in the Golden State Warriors defense, Waldir Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. The Golden State Warriors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iuri de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, E.C. Galera's Tales Netto got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 91 played minutes E.C. Galera got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Mendonça. In the 93rd minute of the match Adriano Rezende shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fellipe Trancoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. E.C. Galera played a much better game than Golden State Warriors and deserved their victory. The Golden State Warriors players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.