World League

Arena Juridica
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Germano Rebelo got the match started through his kick off. Ren Jie Fan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dráuzio Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, JURIDIQUES F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Jie Fan came free, but Dráuzio Abraão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes of play, GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio Abraão was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dráuzio Abraão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the JURIDIQUES F.C defense, Ren Jie Fan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dráuzio Abraão. The JURIDIQUES F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dráuzio Abraão should have stopped the shot. Ren Jie Fan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Dráuzio Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Dieguinho Paraíba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Germano Rebelo. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Dráuzio Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. GeRaÇãO-83's Billy Backman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dráuzio Abraão in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Couto in the 32nd minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Dráuzio Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Ren Jie Fan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GeRaÇãO-83 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Dráuzio Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Jie Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Didi Couto came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the GeRaÇãO-83 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 Didi Couto couldn't finish the play. Didi Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráuzio Abraão having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Didi Couto to make the kick off. Ren Jie Fan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dráuzio Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. GeRaÇãO-83's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Billy Backman in the 52nd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of JURIDIQUES F.C's goalie and right to Stig Sandström. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. JURIDIQUES F.C's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Dráuzio Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ren Jie Fan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dráuzio Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in JURIDIQUES F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! In the 66th match minute, JURIDIQUES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Machado to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of GeRaÇãO-83 booed when JURIDIQUES F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Carlos Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dráuzio Abraão acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 69th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Stig Sandström. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Ren Jie Fan sped through JURIDIQUES F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dráuzio Abraão. Antônio Carlos Machado's late challenge caught a GeRaÇãO-83's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antônio Carlos Machado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to JURIDIQUES F.C getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Antônio Carlos Machado hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, JURIDIQUES F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Jie Fan came free, but Dráuzio Abraão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79thth minute of the game Ren Jie Fan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JURIDIQUES F.C's Dráuzio Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ren Jie Fan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Ren Jie Fan came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the GeRaÇãO-83 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 Ren Jie Fan couldn't finish the play. After 92nd play minutes Ren Jie Fan shot 0-7, a short shot which went by Dráuzio Abraão and just under the crossbar into goal. After 95 minutes, Thomás Vianna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JURIDIQUES F.C and the GeRaÇãO-83 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th match minute, JURIDIQUES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Vianna to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Fabiano Duarte in the 97th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by JURIDIQUES F.C's Luciano Coutinho. A collision led to GeRaÇãO-83 getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Carl Ancelotti hit a great ball. The GeRaÇãO-83 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing GeRaÇãO-83 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.