World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfredo Martins started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 6th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Nestor Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Nestor Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Marquês de Herval from getting a goal against them. Valentin Vizitiu hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Ronaldo Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Ronaldo Ronaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dida Taffarel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Zbigniew Barowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Manantiales Fc got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Ronaldo. 35 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Zbigniew Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, German Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbigniew Barowicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Lorenzo Mendebal kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 52 minutes of play, Manantiales Fc's Ronaldo Ronaldo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 58th minute of the match, Alfredo Martins tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Manantiales Fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pedro Luís da Rocha took the corner. In the 69th minute, German Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbigniew Barowicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. If Ronaldo Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zbigniew Barowicz made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Nestor Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. Zbigniew Barowicz made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Nestor Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute Ronaldo Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbigniew Barowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquês de Herval's Jair Bostan was substituted for Selami Rezan. Manantiales Fc's attentive Ronaldo Ronaldo managed to snatch the ball when Acácio Cunha made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. Zbigniew Barowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 88th minute of play. Marquês de Herval's Nestor Paraibano got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Zbigniew Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.