Friendly League

Cristo Parque
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Atlético Cristo Rei's Vítor Cunha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Atlético Cristo Rei was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fernando Paulista to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, Eugênio Tasso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredão Bueno. Atlético Cristo Rei's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eugênio Tasso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Frank Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alfredão Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Eugênio Tasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredão Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raí Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, Karaboudjan's Eugênio Tasso made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredão Bueno was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Atlético Cristo Rei's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado França came free, but Alfredão Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético Cristo Rei's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arlindo Neiva was slow to take the kick. During this time Karaboudjan's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Arlindo Neiva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético Cristo Rei's Alfredão Bueno did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Eugênio Tasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karaboudjan's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugênio Tasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredão Bueno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Frank Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karaboudjan's Jefferson do Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Karaboudjan from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raimundo Gonçalves during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Atlético Cristo Rei's Raimundo Gonçalves got a free kick in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute, Kiko da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Raí Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Alfredão Bueno made a huge save. In the 56th minute, Eugênio Tasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karaboudjan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Vítor Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Vítor Netto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Atlético Cristo Rei getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Felippe Sena hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Eugênio Tasso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karaboudjan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Cristo Rei the free kick. In the 78th match minute, Karaboudjan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugênio Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jefferson do Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Karaboudjan's Jefferson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Cunha in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Karaboudjan's Conrado França got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Karaboudjan's zone, Vítor Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jefferson do Vale came out of the goal and Vítor Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th match minute, Atlético Cristo Rei was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Cunha to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Karaboudjan could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Atlético Cristo Rei throughout the match.