World League

Ciudad de Vte. Lopez
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute of the match Fabrício Coelho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olivér Khan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Naelio in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervásio Sousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute, Platense es de Primera!!'s Maximiliano Naelio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gervásio Sousa. Gervásio Sousa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Atlético Micaelense's goalie and right to Uriel Musko. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Atlético Micaelense's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 35 minutes into the match, Platense es de Primera!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Van Mellart came free, but Olivér Khan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 40th minute of play forced Platense es de Primera!!'s goalkeeper Olivér Khan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Ostadar hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Fabrício Coelho sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Platense es de Primera!!'s Olivér Khan didn't even have to move. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximiliano Naelio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A nice corner shot did that Fabrício Coelho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Olivér Khan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Atlético Micaelense getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Geraldo Madureira hit a great ball. Atlético Micaelense's Miguel Madruga got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Platense es de Primera!!'s Fermin Oroitz was substituted for Jaime Su. In the 58th minute, Maximiliano Naelio made a precise shot to the right of Gervásio Sousa. Atlético Micaelense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 61st minute Ferdinand Acevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervásio Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Klaus Van Mellart got free with Olivér Khan in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Emmanuel hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 68 played minutes Platense es de Primera!! got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Emmanuel. In the 69th minute, Fabrício Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Palmiro Osório. The audience thought a goal was coming when Klaus Van Mellart got free with Olivér Khan in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henrique de Carvalho's late challenge caught a Atlético Micaelense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrique de Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. Atlético Micaelense's Raul Esparteiro was substituted for Vítor Águas. After a rather tough play, Platense es de Primera!!'s Henrique de Carvalho got a free kick in the 77th minute. Klaus Van Mellart came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Olivér Khan could save by the left post. Platense es de Primera!!'s Olivér Khan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Platense es de Primera!! from getting a goal against them. After 83 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Raul Esparteiro. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Platense es de Primera!!'s goalkeeper Olivér Khan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Platense es de Primera!!'s Olivér Khan got control of the ball when Miguel Madruga tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Inocente in the 94th minute of play forced Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Gervásio Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palmiro Bettencourt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Olivér Khan made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Platense es de Primera!! had won after a very even match.