Friendly League

Arena Cedro
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. Genaro Aragones started the match with the kick off. A collision led to São José City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Benedito Paes hit a great ball. Ronaldo Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Benedito Paes sent off a good shot on target. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genaro Aragones in the 11th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Genaro Aragones managed to get in a good position for a shot. São José City - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Genaro Aragones was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldo Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute, Genaro Aragones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Lucas in the 21st minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Benedito Paes could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Ronaldo Medeiros however easily saved by the left post. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genaro Aragones, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Genaro Aragones came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ronaldo Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natanael de Godoi hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Ronaldo Medeiros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Benedito Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bray McJon to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

São José City - FSCMZ made a substitution. Cássio Rocha replaced Primo Mazzola. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Laerte Lucas was the one to do the kick off. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Paes in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Matorin in the 55th minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genaro Aragones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Matorin in the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Genaro Aragones had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldo Medeiros. Montevideo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Genaro Aragones was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedito Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Montevideo's Natanael de Godoi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Natanael de Godoi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Montevideo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Natanael de Godoi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Montevideo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael de Godoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute Genaro Aragones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito Paes in the 81st minute of the match. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedito Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedito Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 played minutes Montevideo got a freekick which was hit by Wilson Fernandez. Waldemar Marques's late challenge caught a Montevideo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldemar Marques helped the player get up and apologised. Waldemar Marques hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. São José City - FSCMZ had won after a very even match.