World League

MEC
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Macovei in the 2nd minute of play. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Borussia Dortmund MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fiori Macedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florin Susara scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mazarópi Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund MZB getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dante Hever hit a great ball. Mazarópi Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Curt Montes in the 11th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Inácio Freitas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Borussia Dortmund MZB's Mazarópi Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zézinho Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Leão in the 16th minute of play. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Freitas in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund MZB's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Porto came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Mazarópi Barros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zézinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Macovei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Susara in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Curt Montes got free with Mazarópi Barros in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Blasi in the 36th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Leão came free, but Zézinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Borussia Dortmund MZB's Marius Macovei in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MarquinhosEC's goalie prevented a goal. Florin Susara kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Macovei in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Inácio Freitas made a kick off. Ni Xu hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Florin Susara was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Mário Fernandes got a free kick in the 57th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Marius Macovei notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões. Zézinho Simões was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zézinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Macovei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Freitas in the 72nd minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Borussia Dortmund MZB's Marius Macovei in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MarquinhosEC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in MarquinhosEC's zone, Marius Macovei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zézinho Simões came out of the goal and Marius Macovei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Gernando Pernambucano was substituted for Marius Macovei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Freitas in the 77th minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Gabriel Martini got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 80 minutes of play, Borussia Dortmund MZB's Gernando Pernambucano made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zézinho Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Dante Hever fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Borussia Dortmund MZB's protests and gave Dante Hever a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 played minutes Borussia Dortmund MZB got a freekick which was hit by Dante Hever. The audience was convinced that Gernando Pernambucano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zézinho Simões was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curt Montes in the 92nd minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Borussia Dortmund MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guga Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perivaldo Guimarães might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazarópi Barros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perivaldo Guimarães ran back to his position shaking his head. The Borussia Dortmund MZB supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Borussia Dortmund MZB would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.