JI-PARANÁ, Brazil (Interstat) — Santa Cruz U20 scored five unanswered goals after conceding early and defeated Sao Raimundo RR U20 5-1 in a global football match on Wednesday at Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos. The home side, Sao Raimundo RR U20, took the lead in the 13th minute, but the visiting Santa Cruz U20 side took control before halftime and never let the advantage slip. Santa Cruz U20 improved its competition record to 3 wins and 0 losses and remained unbeaten in the competition.

Claudecir gave Sao Raimundo RR U20 the early lead with a 13th-minute goal. Santa Cruz U20 answered in the 26th minute through Sansao, then moved ahead when Hony scored in the 41st minute. Sansao struck again in the 44th minute, giving Santa Cruz U20 a 3-1 halftime lead. The first-half sequence reversed the early momentum and put the visiting side in front for good. Sao Raimundo RR U20’s lead lasted until Sansao’s equalizer, and Santa Cruz U20 scored twice in the final minutes of the first half to take command.

After halftime, Santa Cruz U20 played the final half-hour with 10 men after Santos Costa L. V. received a red card in the 60th minute. The visitors still added to their lead when Caio scored in the 64th minute and Hony scored again in the 66th minute. Hony’s second goal closed the scoring and completed Santa Cruz U20’s five-goal run. Santa Cruz U20 kept its advantage after the sending-off and scored twice within two minutes to remove any doubt.

The goal sequence ran Claudecir in the 13th minute, Sansao in the 26th, Hony in the 41st, Sansao in the 44th, Caio in the 64th and Hony in the 66th. Santa Cruz U20’s scoring run covered five goals after Sao Raimundo RR U20’s opener. Sao Raimundo RR U20 could not add to its early goal after Claudecir’s 13th-minute strike.

Sansao was Santa Cruz U20’s top star with a statline of 90 minutes and two goals. Hony also finished with 90 minutes and two goals. The two players accounted for four of Santa Cruz U20’s five goals, while Caio added the other. Claudecir scored Sao Raimundo RR U20’s lone goal.

The result left Santa Cruz U20 with a competition record of 3 wins and 0 losses and an overall record of 7 wins and 0 losses. Sao Raimundo RR U20 is now 1 win and 2 losses in the competition and 1 win and 2 losses across all competitions. Santa Cruz U20’s previous results this season included a 6-0 home win over Petrolina U20, a 2-1 home win over Sao Raimundo RR U20, a 2-1 road win at America PE U20, a 1-0 road win at CSA U20, a 7-0 home win over Ibis Sport Club U20 and an 8-0 road win at Atletico PE U20. Sao Raimundo RR U20 had lost 2-1 at Santa Cruz U20 and had beaten Nacional-AM U20 4-3 at home. Santa Cruz U20 also won the most recent head-to-head meeting between the teams. The home side’s competition record dropped to 1 win and 2 losses after the defeat, while its overall record also sits at 1 win and 2 losses.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Santa Cruz U20 4, Sao Raimundo RR U20 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Santa Cruz U20 with a 78.8 percent probability to win. Santa Cruz U20 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.