Friendly League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Araújo started the match with the kick off. Gil Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiliam Cardozo in the 5th minute of the match. If Estevez Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Yan Alves fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AF CERRADO's protests and gave Yan Alves a yellow card for diving instead. Yan Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Baiano came free, but Gil Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Edgar Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gil Seco. AF CERRADO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Edgar Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Afonso Maciel notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of AF CERRADO's Gil Seco. Gil Seco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute, Edgar Baiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Afonso Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the match, Edgar Baiano notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of AF CERRADO's Gil Seco. Gil Seco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Betão Moura replaced Robinho Magalhães. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Cacá Vaz hit a great ball. Rômulo Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. After 59 minutes of play AF CERRADO's Yan Alves was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 60th minute, Yan Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match, Edgar Baiano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gil Seco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A hard shot 72 in the game by Edgar Baiano from a close distance when the talented Gil Seco managed to make a qualified save. AF CERRADO's players were relieved. Eliseu Senna hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Baiano got free with Gil Seco in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Gil Seco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Estevez Palmeira. Afonso Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Baiano in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Seco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matías Lima's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matías Lima helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, AF CERRADO's Matías Lima got a free kick in the 97th minute. The AF CERRADO fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ITAFUT 4EVER were clearly better and deserved to take the win.