World League

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Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Duardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Belotaurus FC's Joel Vianna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Placido Santana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 7 played minutes Coupon Busters II AR got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Modestio. Belotaurus FC's Fanis Geronimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Carlomagno in the 18th minute of play. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Etxepare, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 19 minutes into the game, one of Belotaurus FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fanis Geronimidis had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Valentin Duardo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Placido Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Cordeiro in the 22nd minute of the match. Evren Yezid took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Placido Santana. Placido Santana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Placido Santana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Gaúcho in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Doni Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belotaurus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Doni Cordeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Placido Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonardo Gaúcho hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th match minute, Belotaurus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Gaúcho might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Placido Santana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonardo Gaúcho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st of the match, Doni Cordeiro tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Placido Santana got in the way and made a wonderful save. 49 minutes into the match, Doni Cordeiro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Coupon Busters II AR's Placido Santana. Placido Santana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Doni Cordeiro made a kick off. Anier Menendo hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match Leonardo Gaúcho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Placido Santana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Placido Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evren Yezid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Placido Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Vianna in the 63rd minute of the match. Placido Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Cordeiro in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Belotaurus FC's Doni Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Placido Santana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Evren Yezid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Santana having to interfere. Doni Cordeiro scored 6-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Placido Santana, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute Doni Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Doni Cordeiro put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Placido Santana. When Anier Lucero fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coupon Busters II AR's protests and gave Anier Lucero a yellow card for diving instead. Anier Lucero hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Doni Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 90 minutes, Leonardo Gaúcho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belotaurus FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Gaúcho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Placido Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Coupon Busters II AR's Placido Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doni Cordeiro in the 98th minute of play.