Friendly League

Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vivaldo Carmona started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Masa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Paulo Paraíba having to make a save. Luís Paulo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Castillo Floranes in the 9th minute of play. Marcelo Masa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Paraíba having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Castillo Floranes in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Paraíba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Castillo Floranes might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Paulo Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Castillo Floranes ran back to his position shaking his head. Luís Paulo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Castillo Floranes in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Castillo Floranes in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Paraíba saved Real Cruzeiro FC from getting behind. Cuero Ezquierdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Carmona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Castillo Floranes put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Paulo Paraíba. Cuero Ezquierdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Zonta in the 34th minute of play. If Castillo Floranes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Paulo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Castillo Floranes in the 35th minute of play. Arlo Arruta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Paulo Paraíba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Tinoco during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Paulo Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Paulo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Castillo Floranes in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Juventud Valiosa were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Castillo Floranes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Castillo Floranes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Paulo Paraíba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56thth minute of the game Castillo Floranes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Paulo Paraíba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Paulo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Castillo Floranes, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Marcelo Masa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Luís Paulo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juventud Valiosa made a substitution. Eamon Guerrero replaced Marcelo Masa. 72 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Paraíba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Castillo Floranes. Luís Paulo Paraíba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Castillo Floranes in the 74th minute. The supporters of Juventud Valiosa booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fellipe Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Real Cruzeiro FC were furious when Tales Salgado was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Real Cruzeiro FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Castillo Floranes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Paulo Paraíba. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Paulo Paraíba should have stopped the shot. Cuero Ezquierdo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baltazar Zonta went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Castillo Floranes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Luís Paulo Paraíba made a huge save. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Castillo Floranes scored to the left of an out of position Luís Paulo Paraíba, making the score, 1-4.