World League

Arena Anarquia
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Douglas Meriti made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Harendarski in the 2nd minute of play forced S.C.PAULISTA's goalkeeper Gerrit Cronen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 2nd minute, Ulryk Harendarski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gerrit Cronen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 7th minute Ulryk Harendarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerrit Cronen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo-Enrique Ucles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acácio Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to S.C.PAULISTA's Afonso Alagoano getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Alagoano in the 13th minute of play forced Anarquia Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Pablo-Enrique Ucles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo-Enrique Ucles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Meriti, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Gerrit Cronen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulryk Harendarski in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Afonso Alagoano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.C.PAULISTA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gerrit Cronen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulryk Harendarski in the 28th minute of the match. Pablo-Enrique Ucles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonso Alagoano went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Anarquia Atlético Clube getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Teodoro Queiroz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Afonso Alagoano managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C.PAULISTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Afonso Alagoano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pablo-Enrique Ucles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Alagoano in the 45th minute of play forced Anarquia Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Pablo-Enrique Ucles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute of the match S.C.PAULISTA got a corner. Anarquia Atlético Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jorge Neto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Munhoz to make the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Ulryk Harendarski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.C.PAULISTA's Gerrit Cronen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, S.C.PAULISTA's Pablo-Enrique Ucles threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Douglas Meriti, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 60th minute Ulryk Harendarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerrit Cronen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 62 in the game by Afonso Alagoano from a close distance when the talented Pablo-Enrique Ucles managed to make a qualified save. Anarquia Atlético Clube's players were relieved. After 63 minutes of play, Anarquia Atlético Clube's Ulryk Harendarski made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerrit Cronen was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Acácio Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pablo-Enrique Ucles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Douglas Meriti's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After some careless play in the Anarquia Atlético Clube defense, Douglas Meriti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pablo-Enrique Ucles. The Anarquia Atlético Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pablo-Enrique Ucles should have stopped the shot. 80 minutes in the game, Douglas Meriti fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pablo-Enrique Ucles having to interfere. Gerrit Cronen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulryk Harendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anarquia Atlético Clube's Ulryk Harendarski got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Afonso Alagoano notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Anarquia Atlético Clube's Pablo-Enrique Ucles. Pablo-Enrique Ucles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Douglas Meriti struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Pablo-Enrique Ucles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C.PAULISTA. Anarquia Atlético Clube's Ulryk Harendarski got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Afonso Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The S.C.PAULISTA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing S.C.PAULISTA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.