World League

Rio de Janeiro
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Brereton kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as A. A. SAQUAREMA's Dedé Salles slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Terri Bjørnekær. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. After 6 played minutes A. A. SAQUAREMA got a freekick which was hit by Kaká Vinhas. In the 7th match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjarke Amstorp to maneuver through the defense. Terri Bjørnekær took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Brereton got free with Terri Bjørnekær in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Terri Bjørnekær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Seco in the 13th minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Terri Bjørnekær to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Brereton received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Terri Bjørnekær came out and tried to block the shot, but Benjamin Brereton slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. Waldir Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Brereton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Terri Bjørnekær made a huge save. Leonel Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Terri Bjørnekær tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A. A. SAQUAREMA's Marcelinho Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 任正振 in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Terri Bjørnekær had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Brereton. Terri Bjørnekær was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benjamin Brereton showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 28 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Terri Bjørnekær had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Brereton. Leonel Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Terri Bjørnekær made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Benjamin Brereton could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Terri Bjørnekær however easily saved by the left post. If Leonel Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Brereton received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Terri Bjørnekær came out and tried to block the shot, but Benjamin Brereton slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Benjamin Brereton lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Terri Bjørnekær. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 任正振 to make the kick off. Terri Bjørnekær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldir Fernandez in the 51st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Dedé Salles put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Terri Bjørnekær. Terri Bjørnekær took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedé Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66thth minute of the game Benjamin Brereton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pheonix FC's Terri Bjørnekær was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Dedé Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Terri Bjørnekær was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Terri Bjørnekær didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dedé Salles went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute of the match A. A. SAQUAREMA got a corner. Pheonix FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valdo Dracena ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Brereton in the 80th minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Terri Bjørnekær to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dedé Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The A. A. SAQUAREMA fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when A. A. SAQUAREMA's Benjamin Brereton looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Terri Bjørnekær came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. SAQUAREMA's Waldir Fernandez. But to his dismay, Waldir Fernandez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. A. A. SAQUAREMA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.