Friendly League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antônio Carlos Bueno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adrian Mutu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the game, Jaime Pombal threw the ball into play from the sideline. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Per-Olof Sigfridsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Arlindo Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 8th minute of play. AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Mutu in the 12th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, MengãOShowS - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Carlos Bueno came free, but Jose Mourinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 龚明潮 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the game, Jaime Pombal threw the ball into play from the sideline. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Per-Olof Sigfridsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jose Mourinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Lucas in the 29th minute of the match. Jose Mourinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Adrian Mutu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Guedes. AF CERRADO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Mutu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 35th minute, Adrian Mutu made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Guedes. AF CERRADO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Adrian Mutu struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Arlindo Guedes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MengãOShowS - FDFDF. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adrian Mutu to strike the kick off in the second half. Adrian Mutu might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arlindo Guedes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrian Mutu ran back to his position shaking his head. 55 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Mutu came free, but Arlindo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Mourinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Paulista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adrian Mutu came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the MengãOShowS - FDFDF 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 Adrian Mutu couldn't finish the play. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Thiago Damião replaced Marcos Paulista. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 71st minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Mutu in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arlindo Guedes saved AF CERRADO from getting behind. 76 minutes into the game, Adrian Mutu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Arlindo Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arlindo Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Mutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Adrian Mutu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The MengãOShowS - FDFDF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.