Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Reynaldo Pires got free with Dênis Gomes in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Carlos Arantes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dênis Gomes having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Dênis Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Dênis Gomes was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Thiago Furtado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thiago Furtado really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Dênis Gomes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 30 minutes, Thiago Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Dudu da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to PEÇONHENTO FC MG getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Elói Nogueira hit a great ball. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalie prevented a goal. Dênis Gomes made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when José Carlos Arantes sent off a good shot on target. Reynaldo Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis Gomes having to interfere. Oscar Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. José Carlos Arantes hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Dênis Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dudu da Cunha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dagoberto Teixeira got free with Oscar Azevedo in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Vivaldo Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Thiago Furtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dênis Gomes was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Fonseca in the 68th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Oscar Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Dudu da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dênis Gomes. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dudu da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Dênis Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Furtado in the 74th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Oscar Azevedo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu da Cunha in the 79th minute of play forced PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Dênis Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Batista charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júlio Batista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Júlio Batista got a free kick in the 81st minute. Dênis Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Carlos Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd match minute, PEÇONHENTO FC MG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Doni Urbano hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes PEÇONHENTO FC MG got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Pitta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dudu da Cunha in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dênis Gomes saved PEÇONHENTO FC MG from getting behind. Dênis Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dudu da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bruno da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PEÇONHENTO FC MG's protests and gave Bruno da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when PEÇONHENTO FC MG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Dudu da Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Dênis Gomes. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.