Friendly League

Estádio Ronaldo
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. Silvano Arano started the match with the kick off. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Arano in the 3rd minute of play. Silvano Arano scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rubinho de Amaral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rubinho de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Martinez came free, but Rubinho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Zonta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Matthew having to make a save. 24 minutes into the game, Silvano Arano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Rubinho de Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 27 minutes into the game, Huarriors AFC's Alejandro Martinez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rubinho de Amaral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Rubinho de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Huarriors AFC's zone, Tales Batista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Matthew came out of the goal and Tales Batista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvano Arano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Rubinho de Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the game, Alejandro Martinez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Rubinho de Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltazar Zonta to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Huarriors AFC's Alejandro Martinez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rubinho de Amaral. That made the score 0-6 after 51 minutes of play. 56 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Martinez came free, but Rubinho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Fernanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Silvano Arano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huarriors AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Arano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubinho de Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Huarriors AFC made a substitution. Gaspar Precioso replaced Tao Kuan Hai. After 70 played minutes Huarriors AFC got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Arano. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaspar Precioso got free with Rubinho de Amaral in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Martinez came free, but Rubinho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Gonçalo Sarmento got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Martinez in the 83rd minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Silvano Arano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rubinho de Amaral. Silvano Arano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. 90 minutes into the match, Alejandro Martinez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rubinho de Amaral, 0-9. 94 minutes into the game, Huarriors AFC's Silvano Arano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rubinho de Amaral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. When the final whistle sounded Huarriors AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Real Cruzeiro FC.