World League

Estádio 26 de Julho
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldão Oliveira made the kick off which started today's match. If Raul Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Raul Leal sped through Estrela Vermelha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Enrique Antunes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Leal in the 9th minute of play forced Estrela Vermelha's goalkeeper Enrique Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Raul Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enrique Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Abílio Passos struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Enrique Antunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Freiburg 09. In the 15th minute Raul Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Leal might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrique Antunes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raul Leal ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Leal in the 18th minute of play forced Estrela Vermelha's goalkeeper Enrique Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estrela Vermelha's Enrique Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Leal in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Raul Leal made a precise shot to the right of Enrique Antunes. Estrela Vermelha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 25 minutes of play, SC Freiburg 09's Raul Leal made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Antunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raul Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Antunes having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Raul Leal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Raul Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enrique Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Leal in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Estrela Vermelha's Ronaldão Oliveira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivo Guterres. Ivo Guterres yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 42nd minute, Raul Leal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Estrela Vermelha's Enrique Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Leal in the 44th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Leal to make the kick off. Raul Leal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Antunes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. If Abílio Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SC Freiburg 09's Raul Leal was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 61 minutes into the game, Raul Leal lined in a short shot 1-6 behind a frustrated Enrique Antunes. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Raul Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Freiburg 09's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Antunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Raul Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Freiburg 09's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Antunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Humberto Carmo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Raul Leal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Antunes. The goal made the score 1-9. Raul Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Antunes having to interfere. Enrique Antunes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 83rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-10. Raul Leal might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrique Antunes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raul Leal ran back to his position shaking his head. Enrique Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Leal in the 87th minute of play. Raul Leal in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Enrique Antunes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match was over SC Freiburg 09 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Estrela Vermelha throughout the match.