Friendly League

JEREMIAS VENÂNCIO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Célio Fontes started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Lobo Zornoza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Kong Gang Zhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Célio Fontes in the 16th minute. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's Célio Fontes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kong Gang Zhan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 17th minute, Amado Froila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Luizinho Arce fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cremonese FC's protests and gave Luizinho Arce a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luizinho Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute Luizinho Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Luizinho Arce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Juvenal Sergipano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Marcus Batista came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Cremonese FC 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 Marcus Batista couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the game, Felipe Branco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cremonese FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE the free kick. When Chu Feng Sang fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cremonese FC's protests and gave Chu Feng Sang a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cremonese FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! Cremonese FC:s Kong Gang Zhan showed great skill when he stopped Célio Fontes:s penalty. In the 43rd minute, Célio Fontes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kong Gang Zhan. The goal made the score 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Batista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Oswaldo Vergílio hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Juvenal Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luizinho Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute of the match Placido Fernado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kong Gang Zhan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Amado Froila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Kong Gang Zhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lobo Zornoza came free, but Kong Gang Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's Célio Fontes got a free kick in the 69th minute. A collision led to CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Célio Fontes hit a great ball. Afiz Cho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Sergipano having to interfere. Célio Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Kong Gang Zhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE made a substitution. Kiko Tande replaced Célio Fontes. After some careless play in the Cremonese FC defense, Kiko Tande kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kong Gang Zhan. The Cremonese FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kong Gang Zhan should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Lobo Zornoza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kong Gang Zhan was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Amado Froila kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Amado Froila hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When Claudinei Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's protests and gave Claudinei Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cremonese FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.