Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thiago Furtado made the kick off and thus started the match. Oscar Azevedo 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 3rd minute. Vinícius Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Vinícius Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Cunha came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Thiago Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Baltazar Paraibano got a free kick in the 20th minute. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Baltazar Paraibano hit a great ball. Jeremias Pinheiro took the ball and in the 27 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 0-2. Dorival Melo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st 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. 35 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Baltazar Paraibano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Vinícius Macedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Pinheiro in the 45th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vinícius Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Jeremias Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anselmo Negri to make the kick off. Oscar Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini in the 51st minute of the match. Luiz Paulo Fantini hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Vicente Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baltazar Paraibano kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Vinícius Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Pinheiro in the 60th minute of the match. Vinícius Macedo made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeremias Pinheiro got free with Vinícius Macedo in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Jeremias Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Pinheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinícius Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oscar Azevedo 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. Dorival Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Fernando Cunha's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vinícius Macedo firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jeremias Pinheiro hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Negri came free, but Oscar Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Vinícius Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Perivaldo Valle got a free kick in the 86th minute. Fernando Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thiago Furtado struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Vinícius Macedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UPTEXTIL.COM. 92 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 Thiago Furtado. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Furtado in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded UPTEXTIL.COM left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.