League

Mineirão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacinto Araújo started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's goalkeeper Sílvio Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robinho Castro. 5 minutes into the match, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Mattos came free, but Sílvio Fontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro S.A's goalkeeper Jarbas Tasso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emílio Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Roger Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Jonathan Vargas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jarbas Tasso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Riva’s Jaguar On The Back reached it. Marcos da Silveira hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Emílio Magalhães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riva’s Jaguar On The Back fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 32 minutes of play Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Marcos da Silveira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Cruzeiro S.A's Cleiton Fernandes was substituted for Nilton Mattos. The supporters of Cruzeiro S.A booed when Riva’s Jaguar On The Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute Emílio Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Jarbas Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Magalhães in the 38th minute of play. Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Sílvio Fontes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Riva’s Jaguar On The Back from getting a goal against them. Emílio Magalhães scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarbas Tasso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Özal Paye to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Vargas made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomé Schmidt. With a little luck, Cruzeiro S.A's Jarbas Tasso got control of the ball when Emílio Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Cruzeiro S.A's Jarbas Tasso got control of the ball when Emílio Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Emílio Magalhães cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jarbas Tasso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mădălin Tunar during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes Riva’s Jaguar On The Back got a freekick which was hit by Mădălin Tunar. The supporters of Cruzeiro S.A booed when Riva’s Jaguar On The Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Tomé Schmidt with Özal Paye as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro S.A's Manuel Duarte got a free kick in the 67th minute. Cruzeiro S.A's Jarbas Tasso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro S.A from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the match, Cleiton Fernandes notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Sílvio Fontes. Sílvio Fontes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Tomé Schmidt got a free kick in the 80th minute. Roger Pombal charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roger Pombal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st match minute, Cruzeiro S.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Pombal to maneuver through the defense. Jarbas Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Magalhães in the 83rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Cruzeiro S.A's Jarbas Tasso got control of the ball when Emílio Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Özal Paye reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jarbas Tasso. The goal made the score 1-4. Özal Paye hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lino Soeiro during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lino Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Cruzeiro S.A's Jacinto Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cruzeiro S.A's Jarbas Tasso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özal Paye in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Riva’s Jaguar On The Back eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.