U18 League

Mineirão
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vicente Chaves started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, one of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. In the 5th match minute, Vila Mascote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Pena to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Vila Mascote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Renatinho Linhares came free, but Rafinha Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Valle in the 9th minute of play forced Vila Mascote FC's goalkeeper Rafinha Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aloísio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodriguinho Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Renatinho Linhares hit a great ball. Aloísio Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodriguinho Ceresso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Adelino Simão got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 18 minutes, Perivaldo Valle made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Vila Mascote FC's Rafinha Godoi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Perivaldo Valle received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rafinha Godoi came out and tried to block the shot, but Perivaldo Valle slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 20th minute. Rafinha Godoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vicente Chaves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 25 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Perivaldo Valle put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rafinha Godoi. Vicente Chaves struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Rafinha Godoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. With a little luck, Vila Mascote FC's Rafinha Godoi got control of the ball when Zé Roberto Penha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafinha Godoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Chaves in the 44th minute. Rafinha Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, Vicente Chaves notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Vila Mascote FC's Rafinha Godoi. Rafinha Godoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Ian Abreu replaced Renatinho Linhares. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olavo Bastos to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Vila Mascote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Chaves came free, but Rafinha Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Leonardo Porto replaced Gláuber Meira. After a rather tough play, Vila Mascote FC's Fábio Pena got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Adelino Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Adelino Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafinha Godoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ian Abreu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vicente Chaves in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafinha Godoi saved Vila Mascote FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ian Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafinha Godoi was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Luiz Eduardo Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Ian Abreu took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafinha Godoi. Rafinha Godoi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. 90 minutes into the match, Vila Mascote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Penha came free, but Rafinha Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafinha Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ian Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vila Mascote FC's Rafinha Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramón Barbosa in the 97th minute of play. In the 99th minute, Ramón Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.