World League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7595 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Colle made the kick off which started today's match. Leonidas Orange might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guntademaro Macera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonidas Orange ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute of the match, Leonidas Orange got a very nice opportunity to score, but Guntademaro Macera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Leonidas Orange might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guntademaro Macera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonidas Orange ran back to his position shaking his head. S.C.PAULISTA's Gerrit Cronen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafín Alsina in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Manolo Robledo hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's goalkeeper Guntademaro Macera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonidas Orange. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serafín Alsina in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerrit Cronen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Afonso Alagoano 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. With his leg Guntademaro Macera managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when S.C.PAULISTA's Leonidas Orange fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Guntademaro Macera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonidas Orange in the 29th minute of play. Gerrit Cronen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Colle, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Leonidas Orange might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guntademaro Macera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonidas Orange ran back to his position shaking his head. Guntademaro Macera made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Leonidas Orange sent off a good shot on target. S.C.PAULISTA's Gerrit Cronen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Colle in the 37th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Yusuf Ziya Tulum got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gerrit Cronen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Colle in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerrit Cronen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonidas Orange could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Guntademaro Macera made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Afonso Alagoano to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Serafín Alsina dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gerrit Cronen, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernardo Colle in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerrit Cronen saved S.C.PAULISTA from getting behind. After 63 played minutes PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC got a freekick which was hit by Lei Zhen Chen. Jorge Neto struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Guntademaro Macera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C.PAULISTA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafín Alsina in the 66th minute of play forced S.C.PAULISTA's goalkeeper Gerrit Cronen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bombai Mülayim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Gerrit Cronen made a huge save. PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC made a substitution. Martin Viñe replaced Serafín Alsina. PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC made a substitution. Ceferino Echeverría replaced Yusuf Ziya Tulum. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jorge Neto was slow to take the kick. During this time S.C.PAULISTA's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on S.C.PAULISTA's corner Vivaldo Campidelis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guntademaro Macera quite easily take care of the ball. Leonidas Orange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Guntademaro Macera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Bernardo Colle hit a great ball. Guntademaro Macera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonidas Orange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerrit Cronen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Colle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Colle in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gerrit Cronen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eduard Gaciu hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The S.C.PAULISTA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's performance. The match ended with a win for PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC.