Friendly League

Arena Lucas Martins
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bucéfalo FC's Mazinho Damião 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ulisses Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bucéfalo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulisses Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Saraiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 9 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Bezerra came free, but Abelardo Saraiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bucéfalo FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Bruninho Ortiz hit a great ball. Gabriel Bezerra did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Abelardo Saraiva 23 minutes into the match. Gabriel Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Abelardo Saraiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute of the match, Gabriel Bezerra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abelardo Saraiva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Oscar Saraiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Godoi in the 34th minute of the match. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Hermanos CIMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Flavinho Braga was slow to take the kick. During this time Bucéfalo FC's players had a chance to rest. Flavinho Braga made a great header on Bucéfalo FC's corner, it was just that Los Hermanos CIMZ's Oscar Saraiva managed to reach the ball for a save. Oscar Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Bezerra to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Décio Figueiredo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Saraiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Gabriel Bezerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Hermanos CIMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Flavinho Braga was slow to take the kick. During this time Bucéfalo FC's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Mazinho Damião managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 71stth minute of the game Nico Godoi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Hermanos CIMZ's Oscar Saraiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oscar Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mazinho Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the game, Bruninho Ortiz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oscar Saraiva. Bruninho Ortiz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Oscar Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mazinho Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Braga in the 82nd minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Oscar Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th match minute, Los Hermanos CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Vinhas to maneuver through the defense.