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Match Report
Xixas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Giovanni Bastos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Augusto Fernandez during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. João Augusto Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Iuri Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Xixas's Bernardinho Pena got a free kick in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's João Augusto Fernandez got a free kick in the 10th minute. A collision led to Cruzeiro EC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Amorim hit a great ball. Denílson Bueno didn't quite understand what happened when in the 17 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The supporters of Xixas booed when Cruzeiro EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's Róbson Maranhense got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Denílson Bueno sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cruzeiro EC's Válter Cavalcante didn't even have to move. Iuri Santana struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Válter Cavalcante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xixas. Giovanni Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 32 minutes of play Cruzeiro EC's João Augusto Fernandez was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Cruzeiro EC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. João Augusto Fernandez hit a great ball. Teodoro Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Xixas getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Bernardinho Pena hit a great ball. Giovanni Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Válter Cavalcante made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Iuri Santana sent off a good shot on target. When Teodoro Britto came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Cruzeiro EC 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 Teodoro Britto couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Cruzeiro EC's Válter Cavalcante got control of the ball when Iuri Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line.
The wind increased when Teodoro Britto made the kick off in the second half. Xixas's Iuri Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 53rd match minute, Cruzeiro EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adelino Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Denílson Bueno notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cruzeiro EC's Válter Cavalcante. Válter Cavalcante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute Giovanni Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Válter Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's Róbson Maranhense got a free kick in the 59th minute. After 60 minutes, Eduardo Paraíba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro EC and the Xixas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Eduardo Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 64 minutes of play Cruzeiro EC's Eduardo Paraíba was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's Eduardo Paraíba got a free kick in the 64th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Giovanni Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xixas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovanni Bastos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelino Hoffmann during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adelino Hoffmann hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro EC's zone, Iuri Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Válter Cavalcante came out of the goal and Iuri Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Giovanni Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Róbson Maranhense in the 76th minute. Válter Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Válter Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iuri Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Raphael Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Giovanni Bastos struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Válter Cavalcante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xixas. Iuri Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Válter Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Cruzeiro EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Xixas:s goal. Denílson Bueno walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When Xixas's Giovanni Bastos in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cruzeiro EC's goalie prevented a goal. Xixas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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