Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo Negri started the match with the kick off. Bernardo Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio Branco came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Garcia to maneuver through the defense. The Florestal Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Florestal Futebol Clube's Flávio Branco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 11th minute, Flávio Branco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Florestal Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fábio Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Flávio Branco made a precise shot to the right of Vinícius Macedo. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Florestal Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Adelino Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th match minute, Florestal Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 28 minutes, Anselmo Negri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Negri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ian Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Corrêa having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Ian Abreu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Franklin Loureiro took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vinícius Macedo. Vinícius Macedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. In the 37th minute, Luiz Paulo Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franklin Loureiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vinícius Macedo. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Perivaldo Valle was substituted for Tarcisio Goiano. The crowd rose to their feet as Florestal Futebol Clube's Flávio Branco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vinícius Macedo. That made the score 0-6 after 52 minutes of play. Vinícius Macedo made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Rafinha Cabral sent off a good shot on target. Severino Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Vinícius Macedo made a huge save. Luiz Paulo Fantini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Corrêa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Florestal Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Loureiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Renatinho Linhares replaced Vicente Chaves. After 62 played minutes Florestal Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Loureiro. Bernardo Corrêa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Negri in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo got control of the ball when Severino Moura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Paulo Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Florestal Futebol Clube made a substitution. Sávio Campos replaced Severino Moura. Florestal Futebol Clube's Flávio Branco got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Florestal Futebol Clube booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vinícius Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Renatinho Linhares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. 84 minutes into the match, Sávio Campos notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo. Vinícius Macedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the game, Florestal Futebol Clube's Enéas Vargas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vinícius Macedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-8. 93 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vinícius Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flávio Branco. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Florestal Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cruzeiro Esporte Clube throughout the match.