Friendly League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jarbas Pombal took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Paulo Fantini came free, but André Abraão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jarbas Pombal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinícius Macedo was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Negri in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Eliézer Cerezo hit a great ball. André Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jarbas Pombal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Vinícius Macedo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Amílton do Valle got a free kick in the 19th minute. André Abraão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anselmo Negri's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Vicente Chaves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. André Abraão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jarbas Pombal got free with Vinícius Macedo in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Luiz Paulo Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 34 minutes, Fábio Garcia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and the Reko-Recko 03™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fábio Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Pombal in the 35th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vinícius Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes of play Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Fábio Garcia was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Reko-Recko 03™ booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Augusto Moura came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vinícius Macedo could save by the left post. In the 40th minute, Jarbas Pombal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vinícius Macedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. André Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vicente Chaves made a kick off. After 54 minutes, Alessandro Moraes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reko-Recko 03™ and the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Alessandro Moraes got a free kick in the 54th minute. Adelino Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Adelino Simão hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarbas Pombal in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Naldo Guedes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reko-Recko 03™ the free kick. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Naldo Guedes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe de Souza in the 65th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vinícius Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renatinho Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. André Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Anselmo Negri hit a great ball. Adelino Simão hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 2-1 became the score in the 77th minute when Zé Augusto Moura elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Alessandro Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiliam Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Luiz Paulo Fantini 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: 2-2. Vinícius Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After some careless play in the Reko-Recko 03™ defense, Luiz Paulo Fantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Abraão. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Abraão should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Cruzeiro Esporte Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Reko-Recko 03™ throughout the match.