Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Oswaldo Maranhense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Clóvis Guerra got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Oswaldo Maranhense came free, but Durval Messias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's 胡亦旭 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arthur Bufi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Britovskiy came free, but Arthur Bufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Wang Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arthur Bufi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Durval Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29thth minute of the game Rodrigo Garro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Rodrigo Garro sped through Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arthur Bufi. In the 32ndth minute of the game 余永川 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Durval Messias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Britovskiy in the 33rd minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that 余永川's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Messias was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gong Fan hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Gwidon Cwojdak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Durval Messias made a huge save. In the 39th 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. Rodrigo Garro made a great header on Coritiba Foot Ball Club's corner, it was just that Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi managed to reach the ball for a save. After 41 played minutes Coritiba Foot Ball Club got a freekick which was hit by Toninho Gomes. An unexpectedly hard shot by 余永川 in the 43rd minute of play forced Coritiba Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Durval Messias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cacá Britovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gwidon Cwojdak made a kick off. Arthur Bufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Britovskiy in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute 胡亦旭 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. If 余永川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Durval Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 71st minute of the match. When Douglas Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's protests and gave Douglas Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Douglas Botelho got a free kick in the 75th minute. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Cristi Saron replaced Oswaldo Maranhense. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Olavo Quadros replaced Pedro Paulo Dante. After 76 played minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Botelho. The long shot by Rodrigo Garro in the 77th minute really tested Arthur Bufi's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Arthur Bufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Garro in the 79th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as 胡亦旭 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arthur Bufi. That made the score 0-5 in the 80 minute of play. Arthur Bufi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wang Chen in the 83rd minute. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 胡亦旭 in the 85th minute of the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacá Britovskiy in the 85th minute of play. If Cacá Britovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gerardo Ibar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Thor Machado in the 89 minute of the game. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cacá Britovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 余永川 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Durval Messias having to make a save. The Coritiba Foot Ball Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Coritiba Foot Ball Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.