Friendly League

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dida Tróia got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesinha Capixaba during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cesinha Capixaba hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Felipe Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10thth minute of the game Ronaldo Nazário De Lima who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cremonese FC's Dráusio Ortiz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With 12 minutes on the clock, Tião Linhares commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. With an all-out effort, Cremonese FC's Samuca Reis threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cléber Valle, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 18 minutes into the game, Dida Tróia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cremonese FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PREZULO FC the free kick. In the 18th match minute, Cremonese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dida Tróia to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's César Vieira got a free kick in the 19th minute. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dráusio Ortiz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PREZULO FC. When Alfredão Cosme fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cremonese FC's protests and gave Alfredão Cosme a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Batista in the 28th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Samuca Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráusio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Garrincha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Valdir Ferraz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PREZULO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cremonese FC the free kick. The supporters of Cremonese FC booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdir Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samuca Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Batista in the 38th minute. József Albert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Samuca Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Ronaldo Nazário De Lima put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dráusio Ortiz. After the first half PREZULO FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronaldo Nazário De Lima to make the kick off. Samuca Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredão Cosme in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Batista in the 59th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Samuca Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuca Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Batista in the 59th minute of the match. Felipe Branco got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Felipe Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to PREZULO FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Valdir Ferraz hit a great ball. Cléber Valle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Samuca Reis. PREZULO FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Dráusio Ortiz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Krzysztof Jaraczeski fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cremonese FC's protests and gave Krzysztof Jaraczeski a yellow card for diving instead. Krzysztof Jaraczeski hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Ronaldo Nazário De Lima from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Dráusio Ortiz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 74 minutes, Cristóvão de Barros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cremonese FC and the PREZULO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Cristóvão de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Eliseu de Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dráusio Ortiz. Cremonese FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseu de Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mané Garrincha got free with Dráusio Ortiz in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 79 minutes Cremonese FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ronaldo Nazário De Lima who took care of the corner kick. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima made a great header on PREZULO FC's corner, it was just that Cremonese FC's Dráusio Ortiz managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 80th minute, Eliseu de Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráusio Ortiz having to interfere. The supporters of Cremonese FC booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseu de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Cremonese FC's Alfredão Cosme got a free kick in the 86th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Dráusio Ortiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mané Garrincha. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dráusio Ortiz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eliseu de Salles hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The PREZULO FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.