U23 League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Braga Junior FC's José Vítor Aparecido 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. Silvinho Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Cwojdak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 played minutes Braga Junior FC got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Aparecido. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Ibar in the 12th minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Silvinho Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vítor Aparecido in the 15th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Braga Junior FC's goal looked a bit too open when 余永川 came free, but Silvinho Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvinho Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Cwojdak in the 23rd minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Cristi Saron replaced Tarcisio Goiano. In the 26th match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Vítor Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, 余永川 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvinho Veiga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 31st match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristi Saron to maneuver through the defense. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that José Vítor Aparecido's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arthur Bufi was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Ibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 62nd minute José Vítor Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 余永川 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Silvinho Veiga made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, José Vítor Aparecido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arthur Bufi. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vítor Aparecido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Adelino Simão was substituted for Dagoberto Vieira. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Olavo Quadros was substituted for Douglas Botelho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edison Brena in the 76th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when José Vítor Aparecido came free, but Arthur Bufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gong Fan's late challenge caught a Braga Junior FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gong Fan helped the player get up and apologised. Braga Junior FC made a substitution. Hélio Vaz replaced José Vítor Aparecido. In the 86th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gong Fan to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Braga Junior FC's Emilio Lain got a free kick in the 89th minute. Emilio Lain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Bufi having to interfere.