World League

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeronimo Birila in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Eduardo Mazza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luís Eduardo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Txomin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas Ferraz lost his temper 11 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 11th minute, one of Belo Academy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Belo Academy. Luís Eduardo Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Txomin in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Manfredo Travassos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bonifacio Naldo was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Isaltino Dantas hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The long shot by Fabio Hernando in the 21st minute really tested Luís Eduardo Mazza's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Manfredo Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belo Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Manfredo Travassos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bonifacio Naldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Augusto de Andrade made a great header on Belo Academy's corner, it was just that Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo managed to reach the ball for a save. Luís Eduardo Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 minutes Belo Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabio Hernando who took care of the corner kick. Ricardo Varela tried in the game's 34th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Luís Eduardo Mazza. An annoying self made goal, 2-0. Paulo Quintan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Luís Eduardo Mazza made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Birila in the 39th minute of play forced Belo Academy's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizão Dinamite charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luizão Dinamite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Luizão Dinamite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Eduardo Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

In the 53rd minute Jeronimo Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Manfredo Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Belo Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manfredo Travassos couldn't finish the play. Bonifacio Naldo had great luck who in the 57thth minute grab hold of the ball when Manfredo Travassos from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Atletico Calamar Saavedra made a substitution. Tadeo Gitano replaced Patricio Señor. In the 63rd minute of the match Belo Academy got a corner. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. José Augusto de Andrade ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Belo Academy's José Augusto de Andrade to fire away a dangerous shot which Bonifacio Naldo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Hernando in the 68th minute of play forced Belo Academy's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Eduardo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Txomin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Fabio Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Txomin in the 91st minute of play forced Belo Academy's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaltino Dantas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bonifacio Naldo. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Atletico Calamar Saavedra walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.