Friendly League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) José Maria Teixeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yan Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. José Augusto Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, José Maria Teixeira made a precise shot to the right of Valdemar Quadros. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Leonardo Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute of the match, Geovânio Toscano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leonardo Trancoso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leonardo Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Augusto Mesquita in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Red Dragon FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Trancoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Soares. When José Augusto Mesquita fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s protests and gave José Augusto Mesquita a yellow card for diving instead. 41 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Guga Negri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonardo Trancoso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Augusto Mesquita to make the kick off. José Maria Teixeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Valdemar Quadros made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s zone, Yan Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdemar Quadros came out of the goal and Yan Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geovânio Toscano charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovânio Toscano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Geovânio Toscano hit a great ball. After 75 minutes, Gugu Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Red Dragon FC - DMZ and the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Red Dragon FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Gugu Marinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Toscano in the 76th minute of play forced Red Dragon FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute José Augusto Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Red Dragon FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualter Tepedino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinho de Queiroz hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Leonardo Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.