Friendly League

Xita Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chico de Brito got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernandão de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Terra came free, but Aloísio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Terra came free, but Aloísio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico de Brito to maneuver through the defense. Aloísio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Váldson Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute Chico de Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Benny Otaris got a free kick in the 26th minute. Severino Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Chico de Brito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Chico de Brito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ian Brasil was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 38th minute, Waldemar Catarinense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 44th minute, Severino Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 minutes, Washington Veiga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ and the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Conrado Costa to strike the kick off in the second half. Ian Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramón Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ian Brasil was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Leonardo Porto. In the 60th minute Zé Roberto Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aloísio Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Otaris in the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Terra came free, but Aloísio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 played minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Fernandão de Amaral. A collision led to ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Benny Otaris hit a great ball. Ian Brasil was a little too slow when Ramón Barbosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 88th minute, Clóvis Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ian Brasil acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 89th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Chico de Brito. Ian Brasil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico de Brito in the 90th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.