World League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dumitru Velicu got the match started through his kick off. Luiz Fábio Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Velicu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 10 in the game by Lucas-Ignacio Lugano from a close distance when the talented Ferdinando Scarinci managed to make a qualified save. Velester Football Club's players were relieved. Velester Football Club's attentive Arkadiusz Piglowski managed to snatch the ball when Xandinho Sharkin made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Velicu came free, but Luiz Fábio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Velicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blumenau Esporte Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Gliga was slow to take the kick. During this time Velester Football Club's players had a chance to rest. In the 31st minute, Dumitru Velicu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velester Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luiz Fábio Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Velicu in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute of the match Velester Football Club got a corner. Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Gliga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Xandinho Sharkin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arkadiusz Piglowski in the 41 minute of the game. In the 45th minute Dumitru Velicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Velester Football Club's Arkadiusz Piglowski got a free kick in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bin Shevchenko made a kick off. Dumitru Velicu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luiz Fábio Leite came out and tried to block the shot, but Dumitru Velicu slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 51st minute. 59 minutes into the match, Dumitru Velicu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luiz Fábio Leite, 0-4. Luiz Fábio Leite made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Dumitru Velicu sent off a good shot on target. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Velicu in the 68th minute of play. Dumitru Velicu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Luiz Fábio Leite made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Bin Shevchenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferdinando Scarinci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Velester Football Club made a substitution. Pietro Romeo replaced Antonio Gulli. In the 81st minute of the match Velester Football Club got a corner. Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Gliga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Emanuel Gliga made a great header on Velester Football Club's corner, it was just that Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite managed to reach the ball for a save. Ferdinando Scarinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bin Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fábio Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dumitru Velicu in the 87th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Velester Football Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.