Friendly League

Arena MRV
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 4 minutes, Luís Gustavo Severo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucéfalo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Gustavo Severo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bucéfalo FC's Thomás Freitas got a free kick in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Bucéfalo FC's Romário Passos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Natanael Nascimento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 10 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Dadá Britto. In the 12th minute Lenílson Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luís Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Faustão Amaral took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Pedro Luís Montenegro to make any attempt to save it. Vitório Mendes hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Gustavo Severo. In the 30th minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Vitório Mendes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Natanael Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tico Mole in the 40th minute of play. 44 minutes in the game, Romário Passos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lenílson Bertassi during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Lenílson Bertassi.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tico Mole stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Luís Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Guerra hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Tico Mole managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucéfalo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tico Mole was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Natanael Nascimento got control of the ball when Tico Mole tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Bucéfalo FC booed when Clube Atlético Mineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenílson Bertassi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bucéfalo FC's Pedro Luís Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Amaral in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Clube Atlético Mineiro booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Alfredão da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Mineiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredão da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 63 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Costa. Tico Mole sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Faustão Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernani Mesquita scored 3-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Luís Montenegro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute of the game, Vitório Mendes landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. João Vítor Nogueira charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vítor Nogueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Vítor Nogueira hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After 87 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Costa. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bucéfalo FC's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raí Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raí Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Araújo to maneuver through the defense. Clube Atlético Mineiro's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.