U21 League

Mineirão
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Cacá Arósio made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Yan Koban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerardo Ibar hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Dagoberto Vieira got a free kick in the 9th minute. Limoeiro-PE FC's Ricardo Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Abreu in the 12th minute of play. Olívio Negri charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olívio Negri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aloísio Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Ian Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tarcisio Goiano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ricardo Carneiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 30 played minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Dagoberto Vieira. 31 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Arósio came free, but Aloísio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Koban in the 32nd minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Aloísio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cafu Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Isidro Ferman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olívio Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Abreu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Vicente Chaves hit a great ball. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Perivaldo Valle was substituted for Ian Abreu. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Perivaldo Valle was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Perivaldo Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Perivaldo Valle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Carneiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Perivaldo Valle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Carneiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 66th minute, Vicente Chaves 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. Limoeiro-PE FC made a substitution. Willian Trevisan replaced Olívio Negri. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perivaldo Valle in the 72nd minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Aloísio Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphael Borges in the 74th minute of play. When Claudinho Nascimento fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limoeiro-PE FC's protests and gave Claudinho Nascimento a yellow card for diving instead. After 83 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Nascimento. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gláuber Meira was substituted for Fábio Garcia. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ramón Barbosa was substituted for Vicente Chaves. In the 85th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinho Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Limoeiro-PE FC's zone, Ramón Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Carneiro came out of the goal and Ramón Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerardo Ibar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ricardo Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chiquinho Curado charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chiquinho Curado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiquinho Curado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perivaldo Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 92nd minute, Gláuber Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aloísio Vargas made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Kerem Gol sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Dagoberto Vieira hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Perivaldo Valle came free, but Ricardo Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheito Molek in the 99th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Aloísio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.