World League

Estádio Pirara
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Ángel Benito took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Miguel Ángel Benito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cascadia United's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Ángel Benito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serginho Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iván Pillud hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco got control of the ball when Demis Katsarolidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serginho Nogueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juninho Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to PIAUÍ FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Guga Trancoso hit a great ball. Guga Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. PIAUÍ FC's Serginho Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 32nd minute of play. If Juninho Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. PIAUÍ FC's Serginho Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, PIAUÍ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Di Yi came free, but Serginho Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juninho Freitas in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Juninho Freitas came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baturhan Oytun made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Miguel Ángel Benito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serginho Nogueira was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Baturhan Oytun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonel Rocco was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Serginho Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 67th minute. PIAUÍ FC's Fernandinho Mesquita was substituted for Demis Katsarolidis. PIAUÍ FC's Mete Gøl was substituted for Juninho Freitas. The corner ended in Renato Sá almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco did a great save. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mete Gøl in the 76th minute of play. Baturhan Oytun took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonel Rocco. Leonel Rocco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. PIAUÍ FC's Mete Gøl got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, PIAUÍ FC's Serginho Nogueira got control of the ball when Miguel Ángel Benito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guga Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Leonel Rocco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Gøl in the 90th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the PIAUÍ FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.