League

Staples Mineiro
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amador Menendo got the match started through his kick off. Gilson Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 3 minutes, Amador Menendo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. CruLakers SAF's Vlad Bistreanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to CruLakers SAF getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Róbson Abraão hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Menendo in the 8th minute of play forced CruLakers SAF's goalkeeper Vlad Bistreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Róbson Abraão charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Róbson Abraão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Francisco Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Vlad Bistreanu. CruLakers SAF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Francisco Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Francisco Soeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vlad Bistreanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 20 minutes into the match, CruLakers SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Menendo came free, but Vlad Bistreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Vlad Bistreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vlad Bistreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amador Menendo in the 31st minute of play. When Juan Isaio came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Grêmio Meia Praia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juan Isaio couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Amador Menendo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of CruLakers SAF's Vlad Bistreanu. Vlad Bistreanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 41 minutes into the match, CruLakers SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Menendo came free, but Vlad Bistreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlad Bistreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Menendo in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cléber Gaspar was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Gustavo Dante in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vlad Bistreanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lino Normando charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lino Normando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, Grêmio Meia Praia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Normando to maneuver through the defense. When Cléber Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the CruLakers SAF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cléber Gaspar couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amador Menendo got free with Vlad Bistreanu in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Menendo in the 73rd minute of play forced CruLakers SAF's goalkeeper Vlad Bistreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vlad Bistreanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francisco Soeiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 74 minute of play. Amílton Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute of the match CruLakers SAF got a corner. Grêmio Meia Praia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Donato Toscano ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Donato Toscano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Amílton Dantas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind CruLakers SAF's goalkeeper Vlad Bistreanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grêmio Meia Praia's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.