World League

Nadruva
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Marzagão's Domingos Santiago started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Egidijus Petukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Toledo in the 6th minute of play. Marzagão's Herbert Valler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertas Achilas in the 11th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Domingos Santiago got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Herbert Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vygandas Morkus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robertas Achilas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Murillo do Valle. In the 29th minute Vygandas Morkus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Valler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egidijus Petukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Toledo in the 30th minute of play. Egidijus Petukas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Santiago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Toledo in the 36th minute of play forced Nadruvis's goalkeeper Egidijus Petukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Marzagão getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Cássio Fantini hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Murillo do Valle. Herbert Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vygandas Morkus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vygandas Morkus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robertas Achilas in the 51st minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Herbert Valler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingos Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Marzagão made a substitution. Brooks Shields replaced Pedro Toledo. In the 58th minute of the match Ovidijus Rajeckas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Herbert Valler showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Herbert Valler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daumantas Navikas's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Bronislovas Gerdauskas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herbert Valler. Marzagão's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bronislovas Gerdauskas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Vygandas Morkus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Herbert Valler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cezar Martins was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 66 minutes into the match. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Marzagão! Herbert Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertas Achilas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brooks Shields in the 74th minute of play forced Nadruvis's goalkeeper Egidijus Petukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vygandas Morkus in the 75th minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Herbert Valler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herbert Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robertas Achilas in the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Marzagão defense, Bronislovas Gerdauskas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Herbert Valler. The Marzagão fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Herbert Valler should have stopped the shot. Robertas Achilas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Santiago might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egidijus Petukas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domingos Santiago ran back to his position shaking his head. 86 minutes into the match, Nadruvis's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Santiago came free, but Egidijus Petukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Domingos Santiago made a precise shot to the right of Egidijus Petukas. Nadruvis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidijus Rajeckas in the 90th minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Herbert Valler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Marzagão's Egidijus Petukas threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Brooks Shields, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nadruvis's Egidijus Petukas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Nadruvis from getting a goal against them. Herbert Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daumantas Navikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nadruvis's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.