World League

TEATRO DAS ARTES
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) Klement Mnich started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, F.C. SPERANTZA's Marjan Yatsenko got control of the ball when Claudinei Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of F.C. SPERANTZA booed when FUTEBOL ARTE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Irrintzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 10 played minutes F.C. SPERANTZA got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Czajkowski. Yan Le could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Marjan Yatsenko made a huge save. FUTEBOL ARTE's Margus Niilus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Mnich in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match F.C. SPERANTZA got a corner. FUTEBOL ARTE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ludomil Czajkowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cătălin Mischie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FUTEBOL ARTE's Margus Niilus did a great save. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yevgen Sokolyanskyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. F.C. SPERANTZA's Klement Mnich got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yan Le could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Marjan Yatsenko made a huge save. Marjan Yatsenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Peixoto in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, FUTEBOL ARTE's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Mnich came free, but Margus Niilus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marjan Yatsenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Yevgen Sokolyanskyi took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Margus Niilus. Margus Niilus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 37 minutes, Belmiro Martins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FUTEBOL ARTE and the F.C. SPERANTZA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of F.C. SPERANTZA booed when FUTEBOL ARTE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute of the match Ludomil Czajkowski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Margus Niilus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Klement Mnich had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Margus Niilus. FUTEBOL ARTE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klement Mnich was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 44th minute F.C. SPERANTZA were awarded a corner. Ludomil Czajkowski went to the cornerflag to take it. F.C. SPERANTZA's Ludomil Czajkowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Margus Niilus in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Peixoto in the 47th minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vítor Peixoto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vítor Peixoto in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marjan Yatsenko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marjan Yatsenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Peixoto in the 63rd minute of the match. Marjan Yatsenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C. SPERANTZA's Marjan Yatsenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Le in the 68th minute of play. Margus Niilus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klement Mnich in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicanor Eguen got free with Margus Niilus in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Mnich, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Margus Niilus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yevgen Sokolyanskyi in the 74th minute. César Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. F.C. SPERANTZA made a substitution. Xiao Peng Bang replaced Lenny Porter. A collision led to FUTEBOL ARTE getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. César Luz hit a great ball. In the 77th minute of the match, Yevgen Sokolyanskyi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Margus Niilus was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Mnich, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Celso Oto hit a great ball. Marjan Yatsenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Margus Niilus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicanor Eguen in the 87th minute of play. Margus Niilus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klement Mnich in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94thth minute of the game Vítor Peixoto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. SPERANTZA's Marjan Yatsenko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The F.C. SPERANTZA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing F.C. SPERANTZA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.