League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7739 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Bernardo Sá made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Acad Fanática por Futebol's João Carlos Matos got control of the ball when Brock Friend tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 5 minutes of play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Brock Friend made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Carlos Matos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Brock Friend's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Carlos Matos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Acad Fanática por Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Félix came free, but João Carlos Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Acad Fanática por Futebol's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oswaldo Maranhense was slow to take the kick. During this time Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's players had a chance to rest. Brock Friend could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but João Carlos Matos made a huge save. 41 minutes into the game, one of Acad Fanática por Futebol:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Acad Fanática por Futebol:s João Carlos Matos showed great skill when he stopped Oswaldo Maranhense:s penalty. In the 47th minute, Brock Friend reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Carlos Matos. The goal made the score 5-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duarte Félix made a kick off. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Brock Friend sped through Acad Fanática por Futebol's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Carlos Matos. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Sá in the 64th minute of the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Rogério Teixeira replaced Hélder Lara. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Gong Fan hit a great ball. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Brock Friend got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Brock Friend got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Cristi Saron replaced Oswaldo Maranhense. Brock Friend took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Carlos Matos. João Carlos Matos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. João Carlos Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Friend in the 94th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were the better team. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.