World League

Estádio Grajaú-MG
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) If José Pedro Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's goalkeeper Percival Munhoz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 9 minutes of play, Paralia Athens's Panait Marghescu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Percival Munhoz was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Anton Mălăele hit a great ball. Paralia Athens's Panait Marghescu managed to work through Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Panait Marghescu dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panait Marghescu in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Percival Munhoz saved Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG from getting behind. In the 27th minute, José Pedro Vides left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 33rd minute Panait Marghescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Percival Munhoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's goalkeeper Percival Munhoz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Codrin Beraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breno Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Pompiliu Barbăsură's late challenge caught a Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pompiliu Barbăsură helped the player get up and apologised. Pompiliu Barbăsură kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Pedro Vides was the one to do the kick off. Percival Munhoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Hurmuzache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cauã Passos lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 67th minute, Túlio Brasil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Percival Munhoz made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Panait Marghescu sent off a good shot on target. Túlio Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Paralia Athens's Martin Arseni was substituted for Panait Marghescu. Túlio Brasil hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match Martin Arseni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Percival Munhoz skillfully saved the ball. Percival Munhoz was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Olimpiu Hurmuzache capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olimpiu Hurmuzache really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. In the 83rd match minute, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Pedro Vides to maneuver through the defense. Percival Munhoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Hurmuzache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When José Pedro Vides fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's protests and gave José Pedro Vides a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Paralia Athens booed when Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. Percival Munhoz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Arseni went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Marcu Cozmâncă in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Percival Munhoz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Codrin Beraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Pedro Vides, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Paralia Athens supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Paralia Athens would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.