Friendly League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Deilmison van Basten started the match with the kick off. Arlindo Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 3rd minute of play. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Carlos Bueno in the 9th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Pedro Lopez took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Rodriguinho Sousa to make any attempt to save it. Denílson Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 22nd minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Deilmison van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Guedes came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten. But to his dismay, Deilmison van Basten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 28th minute, Iuri Falcão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute of the match Betão Marquez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arlindo Guedes skillfully saved the ball. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 35th minute of the match. Arlindo Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the game, Deilmison van Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Arlindo Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Arlindo Guedes was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Deilmison van Basten capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Deilmison van Basten really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Rodriguinho Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deilmison van Basten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arlindo Guedes firmly grabbed it by the left post. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Ralf Albäck was substituted for Unax Mudarra. After 60 minutes AF CERRADO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Betão Marquez who took care of the corner kick. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 62nd minute. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Paulista in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodriguinho Sousa saved ATHLETICO PRaiano from getting behind. Arlindo Guedes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Albäck in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Lucas came free, but Rodriguinho Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Felix Smits replaced Carlos Alberto Jacinto. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Thiago Damião replaced Marcos Paulista. Arlindo Guedes made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Deilmison van Basten sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ralf Albäck got free with Arlindo Guedes in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Damião in the 91st minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Thiago Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Nestor Hermes hit a great ball. Betão Marquez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 95th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The ATHLETICO PRaiano players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.