Friendly League

Arena do Macabeus
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Matías Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Luiz Paulo Fantini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matías Valle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Vinícius Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maicon Toscano in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Luiz Paulo Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to PEÇONHENTO FC MG getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Tadeu de Medeiros hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in PEÇONHENTO FC MG's zone, Vicente Chaves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matías Valle came out of the goal and Vicente Chaves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matías Valle 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. Tadeu de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Anselmo Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Abreu's late challenge caught a PEÇONHENTO FC MG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ian Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ian Abreu hit a great ball. Matías Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ian Abreu hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Matías Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Negri in the 51st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in PEÇONHENTO FC MG's zone, Vicente Chaves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matías Valle came out of the goal and Vicente Chaves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the game, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Pedro Luiz Marinho 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, 2-0. Pedro Luiz Marinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Vinícius Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vinícius Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Rosado in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Marinho came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Matías Valle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Chaves. In the 71st minute, Kader Picar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matías Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini in the 76th minute of the match. Noel Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinícius Macedo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ian Abreu got free with Matías Valle in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Anselmo Negri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Matías Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Vinícius Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PEÇONHENTO FC MG had won after a very even match.