World League

Arena Barcellos
Spectators: 8591 (Terracing: 6444, Seating: 1976, VIP seats: 171) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arí Saron made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Arixo in the 4th minute of play forced Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niceto Arixo made a great header on Valle Saron's corner, it was just that Barcellos Mineiro FC's Vânderson Saa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 7th minute Tang Yang Le shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Saron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Emiliano Saron threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tang Yang Le, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Tang Yang Le's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Saron was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arí Saron in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vânderson Saa saved Barcellos Mineiro FC from getting behind. After some careless play in the Barcellos Mineiro FC defense, Chumo Salces kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vânderson Saa. The Barcellos Mineiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vânderson Saa should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Valle Saron's goalkeeper Emiliano Saron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dale Dolar. Chumo Salces received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Vânderson Saa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Chumo Salces made a precise shot to the right of Vânderson Saa. Barcellos Mineiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Dale Dolar put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Emiliano Saron. A collision led to Valle Saron getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Joakim Back hit a great ball. Emiliano Saron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dale Dolar in the 40th minute. The supporters of Valle Saron booed when Barcellos Mineiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niceto Arixo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vânderson Saa. Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Corrêa in the 44th minute of play forced Valle Saron's goalkeeper Emiliano Saron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Valle Saron booed when Barcellos Mineiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radul Kokalov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 played minutes, Valle Saron's Niceto Arixo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vânderson Saa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valle Saron reached it. The supporters of Barcellos Mineiro FC booed when Valle Saron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Chaverri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barcellos Mineiro FC made a substitution. Olavi Vilo replaced Celsinho Corrêa. After a rather tough play, Valle Saron's Brian Chaverri got a free kick in the 49th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dale Dolar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the game, Valle Saron's Chumo Salces nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vânderson Saa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Valle Saron made a substitution. Gianfranco Saron replaced Arí Saron. Valle Saron's Pepito Saron was substituted for Chumo Salces. Feng Xiang Yun made in the 67th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Clóvis Vieira. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Jorge Carrascal was substituted for Dale Dolar. Boyd Kaufman kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. With a little luck, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Vânderson Saa got control of the ball when Gianfranco Saron tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute Valle Saron were awarded a corner. Niceto Arixo went to the cornerflag to take it. After 77 minutes of play, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Jorge Carrascal made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Saron was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olavi Vilo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Emiliano Saron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barcellos Mineiro FC made a substitution. Tião Paraíba replaced Boyd Kaufman. In the 83rd minute, Tang Yang Le ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Saron was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. In the 92nd minute of the game Feng Xiang Yun made a throw-in which Jorge Carrascal played forward. Pepito Saron kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Pepito Saron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Vânderson Saa made a huge save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.