Friendly League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antônio Carlos Bueno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arlindo Guedes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Arruda's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 10 minutes into the match, MengãOShowS - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Carlos Bueno came free, but Saad Man reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Arruda in the 12th minute of the match. Adrian Mutu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Arlindo Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 龚明潮 in the 18th minute of the match. 龚明潮's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arlindo Guedes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Arlindo Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Mutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. AF CERRADO were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after MengãOShowS - FDFDF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jaime Pombal took the corner. In the 33rd match minute, AF CERRADO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbson Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Arruda in the 37th minute of the match. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Saad Man played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Lucas in the 39th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After 52 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Hermes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 59th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Marcos Paulista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saad Man saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murilo Lucas charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murilo Lucas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Murilo Lucas hit a great ball. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 64th minute of the match. Arlindo Guedes made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Frank Arruda sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute of the match, Frank Arruda got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arlindo Guedes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With 76 minutes on the clock, Carlos Alberto Jacinto commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. MengãOShowS - FDFDF made a substitution. Fred da Silva replaced Ramos Pique. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Dennis Contaldi replaced Róbson Bittencourt. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Nickolas Willems replaced Toninho Moreira. 76 minutes into the game, one of AF CERRADO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Arlindo Guedes had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Adrian Mutu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 90th minute of the match MengãOShowS - FDFDF got a corner. AF CERRADO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kang Xing ran over to the corner to take the kick. 93 minutes into the game, Kang Xing was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AF CERRADO the free kick. After 93 played minutes MengãOShowS - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Kang Xing. 95 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Mutu came free, but Arlindo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.