League

Castelo de Fogo
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mauro Favoretto got the match started through his kick off. Ilie Grecescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Ronaldo in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético Mineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Fantini came free, but Moisés Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moisés Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Fantini in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fireball Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Ilie Grecescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Vítor Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 29 minutes into the match, Jude Bellingham notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fireball Esporte Clube's Ilie Grecescu. Ilie Grecescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romário Ronaldo in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilie Grecescu saved Fireball Esporte Clube from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jude Bellingham made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Ilie Grecescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jude Bellingham got free with Ilie Grecescu in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ilie Grecescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jude Bellingham in the 58th minute of play. Clube Atlético Mineiro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Romário Ronaldo in the 59th minute. Romário Ronaldo made a great header on Clube Atlético Mineiro's corner, it was just that Fireball Esporte Clube's Ilie Grecescu managed to reach the ball for a save. After 60 played minutes Fireball Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Túlio Barbosa. Ilie Grecescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Mesquita in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Ernani Mesquita made a precise shot to the right of Ilie Grecescu. Fireball Esporte Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernani Mesquita in the 75th minute of play forced Fireball Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Ilie Grecescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jude Bellingham got free with Ilie Grecescu in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, Fireball Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Ilie Grecescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romário Ronaldo. César Loureiro hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. A hard shot 85 in the game by Romário Ronaldo from a close distance when the talented Ilie Grecescu managed to make a qualified save. Fireball Esporte Clube's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Jude Bellingham kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilie Grecescu. That made the score 0-3 in the 86 minute of play. In the 91stth minute of the game Jude Bellingham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fireball Esporte Clube's Ilie Grecescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilie Grecescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Bellingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Clube Atlético Mineiro left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fireball Esporte Clube.