Friendly League

Laia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Van Nistelrooy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Van Nistelrooy might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fernando Peixoto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Van Nistelrooy ran back to his position shaking his head. Luiz Fernando Peixoto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Van Nistelrooy in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Alex Arantes put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Laércio Trigo. Bezerros EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Van Nistelrooy scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Fernando Peixoto, making the score, 1-1. Laércio Trigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agnaldo Linares in the 14th minute of the match. With a little luck, Bezerros EC's Luiz Fernando Peixoto got control of the ball when Van Nistelrooy tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidnei Sanches during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 20 minutes into the match, Bezerros EC's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Peixoto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Van Nistelrooy. Kléber Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Laércio Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurício Miranda charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurício Miranda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurício Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Agnaldo Linares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laércio Trigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Paul Floridong lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Deportivo Craques fc:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bezerros EC:s goal. In the 48th minute, Kléber Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bezerros EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Agnaldo Linares made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Silvério Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Laércio Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Deportivo Craques fc's Van Nistelrooy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fernando Peixoto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. After a rather tough play, Bezerros EC's Kléber Paiva got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Van Nistelrooy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Van Nistelrooy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Craques fc's Laércio Trigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Craques fc from getting a goal against them. Deportivo Craques fc's Laércio Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Linares in the 97th minute of play. Bezerros EC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Deportivo Craques fc to leave the ground with a draw.