U23 League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute, Paulo Renato Baptista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valdemar Quadros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kevin López fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Quadros having to interfere. In the 14thth minute of the game Célio Paes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Valdemar Quadros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdemar Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 29th minute, Caio Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to In-Crivel EC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kevin López hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Kevin López managed to get in a good position for a shot. In-Crivel EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin López was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdemar Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to In-Crivel EC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Célio Paes hit a great ball. In the 48th minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Wágner Fox ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Claudinei Mendes. Claudinei Mendes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Célio Paes was the one to do the kick off. Claudinei Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Fox, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Raimundo Coutinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Claudinei Mendes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Eleuterio Baldovino fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored In-Crivel EC's protests and gave Eleuterio Baldovino a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to In-Crivel EC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Eleuterio Baldovino hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Cícero Veiga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinei Mendes skillfully saved the ball. Carlos Eduardo Vergílio hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Valdemar Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin López in the 74th minute. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marcus Soares hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Wágner Fox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinei Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Vergílio in the 84th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caio Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, In-Crivel EC's Eleuterio Baldovino got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano de Moraes in the 92nd minute of play forced In-Crivel EC's goalkeeper Claudinei Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th match minute, In-Crivel EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Claudinei Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Fox, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.