World League

Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 7113 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1340, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd match minute, Inter Miami CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakkı Özkoc to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tales Salgado to maneuver through the defense. Real Cruzeiro FC's Rubinho de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Urtungo in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Real Cruzeiro FC's Rubinho de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Urtungo in the 15th minute of play. When Paulo Tinoco fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Cruzeiro FC's protests and gave Paulo Tinoco a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Paulo Tinoco hit a great ball. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Urtungo in the 25th minute of play. Teo Pacorro made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Vivaldo Carmona sent off a good shot on target. Alexsandro Tróia's late challenge caught a Inter Miami CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexsandro Tróia helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Alexsandro Tróia got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute Reynaldo Alonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubinho de Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Raúl Riquelme in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson de Lima to maneuver through the defense. Real Cruzeiro FC's Rubinho de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sean Nabor in the 44th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Blas Urtungo to strike the kick off in the second half. Blas Urtungo kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Rubinho de Amaral made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Sean Nabor sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Inter Miami CF getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hakkı Özkoc hit a great ball. Giuseppe de Queirós's late challenge caught a Inter Miami CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giuseppe de Queirós helped the player get up and apologised. Giuseppe de Queirós hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when Inter Miami CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Raúl Riquelme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vivaldo Carmona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Teo Pacorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 79 minutes into the game, when Paulo Tinoco put in a rough tackle. In the 80th minute, Enzo Iago 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. After 81 played minutes Inter Miami CF got a freekick which was hit by Hakkı Özkoc. Rubinho de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Raúl Riquelme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubinho de Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Piara Lider in the 85th minute. Inter Miami CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Enzo Iago in the 86th minute. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Tales Salgado hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enzo Iago. Baltazar Zonta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Inter Miami CF left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Real Cruzeiro FC.