League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5356, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) Cruz Azul.'s Raimundo Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Novaes in the 7th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Cruz Azul. got a freekick which was hit by Cipriano Reis. Raimundo Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Cruz Azul.'s goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Novaes came free, but Raimundo Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Júlio Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enéas Dantas was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Enéas Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Xavier in the 26th minute of play. Raimundo Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Novaes in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. River Guaíba's zone, Claudinei Xavier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enéas Dantas came out of the goal and Claudinei Xavier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raimundo Valle made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Luís Guilherme Pimenta sent off a good shot on target. Claudinei Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Faustão Novaes 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faustão Novaes to make the kick off. Enéas Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Fernandez in the 55th minute of the match. Raimundo Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Novaes in the 59th minute of the match. Júlio Fernandez struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Enéas Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruz Azul.. Luís Guilherme Pimenta's late challenge caught a Cruz Azul.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Guilherme Pimenta helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, C.A. River Guaíba's Enéas Dantas got control of the ball when Claudinei Xavier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ronaldinho Vidal hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Lúcio Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Raimundo Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinei Xavier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Enéas Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.