Friendly League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Svali Bollason got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Gerardo Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Gerardo Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reko-Recko 03™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Arce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arthur Bufi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wanderson Bezerra hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After having played for 18 minutes, Brock Friend managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brock Friend was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's attentive Wágner Torres managed to snatch the ball when Mai made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Enrique de Mendonça got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Reko-Recko 03™'s zone, Duarte Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelino Nueva came out of the goal and Duarte Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svali Bollason in the 30th minute of play. Hao Feng Yu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Arthur Bufi made a huge save. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Friend in the 41st minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Angelino Nueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svali Bollason took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arthur Bufi. Arthur Bufi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duarte Félix made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Ye Hong Shi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Nueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hao Feng Yu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Svali Bollason shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svali Bollason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svali Bollason in the 67th minute of the match. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube defense, Hao Feng Yu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arthur Bufi. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arthur Bufi should have stopped the shot. Reko-Recko 03™'s Selman Ruzi was substituted for Gilmar Prestes. In the 75th minute Hao Feng Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reko-Recko 03™ made a substitution. Glauco Breckenfeld replaced Gerardo Arce. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ramón Aguiar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mai in the 78 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ramón Aguiar got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Reko-Recko 03™'s Xande Cabezudo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arthur Bufi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 86 minutes into the match, Xande Cabezudo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arthur Bufi. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xande Cabezudo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 89 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Feng Yu came free, but Arthur Bufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ye Hong Shi fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's protests and gave Ye Hong Shi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ye Hong Shi got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hao Feng Yu in the 93rd minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glauco Breckenfeld, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. With an all-out effort, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Angelino Nueva threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Duarte Félix, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Reko-Recko 03™ had won after a very even match.