Friendly League

Altar of Sacrifice
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lamine Yambao started the match with the kick off. When Clube Atlético Mineiro's Lamine Yambao in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Raining Blood's goalie prevented a goal. Albertinho Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bellingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamine Yambao in the 8th minute of play forced Raining Blood's goalkeeper Albertinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raining Blood were furious when Marcel Andrade was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Raining Blood fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Clube Atlético Mineiro. Lamine Yambao stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Albertinho Mattos. 0-1. Romário Ronaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Albertinho Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Raining Blood's Henrique Miranda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 28 played minutes Raining Blood got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Mesquita. Alfredão da Costa made a great header on Clube Atlético Mineiro's corner, it was just that Raining Blood's Albertinho Mattos managed to reach the ball for a save. Lamine Yambao took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albertinho Mattos. Albertinho Mattos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 38th minute Romário Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albertinho Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bellingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Bellingham came free, but Albertinho Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tim Tim to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Bellingham came free, but Albertinho Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Romário Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albertinho Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Couto in the 63rd minute of the match. Raining Blood's Gualter Secco was substituted for Luiz Guilherme Trancoso. Raining Blood made a substitution. Humberto Simão replaced Henrique Miranda. Raining Blood's Enrique Pombal was substituted for John Snow. Clube Atlético Mineiro's Vitório Mendes was substituted for Jeferson Tavares. Albertinho Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Yambao, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When Clube Atlético Mineiro's Ramón Negri in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Raining Blood's goalie prevented a goal. After 87 played minutes Raining Blood got a freekick which was hit by Laércio Andrade. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Clube Atlético Mineiro walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.