League

Arena Alpha
Spectators: 6882 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 50) Cruzeiro esporte clube's Narciso Lucas 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. After 6 minutes of play, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Magno Perez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valério de Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! 8 minutes into the game, Sílvio Luiz Ortiz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alpha F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cruzeiro esporte clube the free kick. After 8 played minutes Alpha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Luiz Ortiz. In the 9th minute of the match Paulinho Luz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valério de Medeiros skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo das Neves in the 13th minute of play forced Alpha F. C.'s goalkeeper Valério de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Yusuf Tokuş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 minutes, Narciso Lucas made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Alpha F. C.'s Valério de Medeiros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisco Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Tokuş in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Yusuf Tokuş dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Francisco Valadares, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Lucas in the 27th minute of play forced Alpha F. C.'s goalkeeper Valério de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valério de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo das Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Valadares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yusuf Tokuş in the 30th minute. In the 37th minute of the match, Yusuf Tokuş tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Francisco Valadares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vágner Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Alpha F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Luz came free, but Valério de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alpha F. C.'s Valério de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Lucas in the 44th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Yusuf Tokuş made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Yusuf Tokuş managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alpha F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Yusuf Tokuş was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francisco Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Tokuş in the 57th minute of the match. Valério de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Lucas in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo das Neves in the 61st minute of play forced Alpha F. C.'s goalkeeper Valério de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Narciso Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valério de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valério de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magno Perez in the 69th minute of play. Yusuf Tokuş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Valadares having to interfere. Paulinho Luz hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 72 minutes, Oscar Braga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpha F. C. and the Cruzeiro esporte clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alpha F. C.'s Oscar Braga got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Francisco Valadares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yusuf Tokuş went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Alpha F. C. made a substitution. Wágner Messias replaced Per Gunnarsson. Alpha F. C.'s Pedro Augusto Prata was substituted for Walmir Koehler. When Yusuf Tokuş came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Alpha F. C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yusuf Tokuş couldn't finish the play. Diamantino de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Valadares having to interfere. Flavinho Vergílio's late challenge caught a Alpha F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavinho Vergílio helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 94 minutes, Oscar Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alpha F. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Oscar Braga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yusuf Tokuş might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Valadares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yusuf Tokuş ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that Alpha F. C. were the better team. Alpha F. C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.