Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Renatinho Cosme made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Ramón Barbosa came free, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renatinho Cosme recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aloísio Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Lucas in the 21st minute of the match. When Rodolfo Tande fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UPTEXTIL.COM's protests and gave Rodolfo Tande a yellow card for diving instead. Rodolfo Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Cláudio Barral got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Diguinho Lucas came free, but Aloísio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute UPTEXTIL.COM were awarded a corner. Claudinei Botelho went to the cornerflag to take it. Ediberto Marinho hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes, Diguinho Lucas made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Aloísio Vargas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Zé Roberto Penha got a free kick in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Cláudio Barral got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 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 1-0.

Aloísio Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Souza in the 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's zone, Humberto Magalhães stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aloísio Vargas came out of the goal and Humberto Magalhães tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 59 minutes, Adhemar Carioca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and the UPTEXTIL.COM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Adhemar Carioca got a free kick in the 59th minute. Claudinei Botelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aloísio Vargas. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Humberto Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the UPTEXTIL.COM 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 Humberto Magalhães couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the game, Claudinei Botelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cruzeiro Esporte Clube the free kick. 69 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Renatinho Cosme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cláudio Barral charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cláudio Barral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 72 minutes into the game, Diguinho Lucas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Aloísio Vargas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 76th minute Diguinho Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Cardoso hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vito Pirani got a free kick in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Humberto Magalhães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aloísio Vargas. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Magalhães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Aloísio Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Magalhães in the 97th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Aloísio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. UPTEXTIL.COM had won after a very even match.