Friendly League

Arena MRV
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chico de Brito kicked off to start the match. Elói Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Magalhães in the 5th minute of play. When Vicente Chaves fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's protests and gave Vicente Chaves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vicente Chaves got a free kick in the 6th minute. Vinícius Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Queiroz in the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Rodriguinho Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Yuri Queiroz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vinícius Macedo. The goal made the score 1-0. Alberto Negri's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Negri helped the player get up and apologised. The referee gave Cruzeiro Esporte Clube a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eusébio Magalhães, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Galo na Veia FC™'s Elói Medeiros. 1-1. Elói Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Wilson Piazza hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Renato Pimenta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vinícius Macedo skillfully saved the ball. Chico de Brito hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Vinícius Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Queiroz in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Chico de Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Piazza to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kiko Martins got free with Vinícius Macedo in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vinícius Macedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiko Martins in the 46th minute.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Renatinho Linhares replaced Chico de Brito. The wind increased when Kiko Martins made the kick off in the second half. Vinícius Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Cabral in the 58th minute of the match. Vinícius Macedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kiko Martins's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Galo na Veia FC™'s Jeremias Lago seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jeremias Lago the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Galo na Veia FC™ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jeremias Lago had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Jeremias Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Tarcisio Goiano replaced Marco Furtado. In the 65th minute, Jeremias Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Queiroz in the 68th minute of play. Ian Abreu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 70th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Elói Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renatinho Linhares in the 75th minute of play. The corner ended in Eusébio Magalhães almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Galo na Veia FC™'s Elói Medeiros did a great save. After 82 minutes, Tarcisio Goiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and the Galo na Veia FC™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Tarcisio Goiano hit a great ball. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Galo na Veia FC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.