Friendly League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano de Moraes got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Cícero Veiga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silas Bastos skillfully saved the ball. In the 5th minute Marcelo de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdemar Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdemar Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo de Souza came free, but Valdemar Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Lupere FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcel Brodel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caio Barral got free with Silas Bastos in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lupere FC - DMZ's Silas Bastos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Lupere FC - DMZ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Capixaba in the 18th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Valdemar Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo de Souza in the 26th minute of play. Silas Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano de Moraes in the 28th minute of the match. Zé Paulo Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Valdemar Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Wágner Fox got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Valdemar Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo de Souza in the 35th minute of play. Marcelo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Valdemar Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo de Souza in the 38th minute of the match. Marcelo de Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wágner Fox could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Silas Bastos made a huge save. A collision led to Lupere FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Manoel da Fonseca hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Cícero Veiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silas Bastos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

A hard shot 52 in the game by Marcelo de Souza from a close distance when the talented Valdemar Quadros managed to make a qualified save. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s players were relieved. Marcelo de Souza took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valdemar Quadros. Valdemar Quadros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Lupere FC - DMZ's zone, Cristiano de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silas Bastos came out of the goal and Cristiano de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silas Bastos 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 66th minute. Lupere FC - DMZ's Silas Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Fox in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Marcelo Falcão hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Marcelo de Souza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Valdemar Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After some careless play in the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- defense, Zé Paulo Fontes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdemar Quadros. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdemar Quadros should have stopped the shot. The Lupere FC - DMZ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lupere FC - DMZ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.