League

Turco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silvério Leão took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cruzeiro's Vladimir Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Vila Nova Goiânia DCF booed when Cruzeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, one of Cruzeiro:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro:s Anderson Pinho showed great skill when he stopped Erasmo Romero:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Tohias in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anderson Pinho saved Cruzeiro from getting behind. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Leão in the 14th minute of the match. Geovani Rosa made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pedrão Fontes. Frederico Mello made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Marco Dante immediately put the ball in play. 31 minutes in the game Erasmo Romero did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Javier Tohias. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Tohias in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Javier Tohias made a precise shot to the right of Anderson Pinho. Cruzeiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvério Leão during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silvério Leão hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 42nd match minute, Vila Nova Goiânia DCF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Tohias to maneuver through the defense. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Tohias in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedrão Fontes to make the kick off. Rodrigo Mirones made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marco Dante however managed to control. If Silvério Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 56 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Anderson Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvério Leão. In the 57th minute Silvério Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Américo Abreu during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Américo Abreu hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A hard shot 62 in the game by Silvério Leão from a close distance when the talented Anderson Pinho managed to make a qualified save. Cruzeiro's players were relieved. After 66 played minutes Vila Nova Goiânia DCF got a freekick which was hit by Javier Tohias. Javier Tohias hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Javier Tohias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anderson Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro's Clemente Quaresma got a free kick in the 76th minute. Clemente Quaresma hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Cruzeiro's attentive Cipriano Velasco managed to snatch the ball when Frederico Mello made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. Tomé Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Quaresma in the 83rd minute of play. Anderson Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Tohias, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Leão in the 86th minute of play. Pedrão Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tibúrcio Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Vila Nova Goiânia DCF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.