World League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Agostinho Almeida made the kick off which started today's match. Gilson Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Edson Braddock kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cauan Neves. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Gilson Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Cauan Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaldo Nogueira hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Gilson Meirelles kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Agostinho Almeida did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Cauan Neves 21 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Beto Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rapinantes F.C.'s Cauan Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubinho Loureiro in the 25th minute of play. Cauan Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute, Agostinho Almeida made a precise shot to the right of Cauan Neves. Rapinantes F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Breckenfeld in the 32nd minute of the match. Jerônimo Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. If Edson Braddock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Neves made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Gilson Meirelles sent off a good shot on target. Gilson Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Neves having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Edson Braddock managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventudes Libertárias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edson Braddock was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Hermínio Breckenfeld made the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Edson Braddock who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapinantes F.C.'s Cauan Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 53 played minutes Rapinantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Queirós. Agostinho Almeida scored 5-0 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cauan Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Meirelles in the 62nd minute of play forced Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Cauan Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Gilson Meirelles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cauan Neves. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cauan Neves should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermínio Breckenfeld during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rapinantes F.C.'s Hermínio Breckenfeld got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Agostinho Almeida made a precise shot to the right of Cauan Neves. Rapinantes F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Edson Braddock kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cauan Neves. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cauan Neves should have stopped the shot. If Agostinho Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gilson Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cauan Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilson Meirelles struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Cauan Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventudes Libertárias. Cauan Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubinho Loureiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes Rapinantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Abraão. 86 minutes into the game, Juventudes Libertárias's Agostinho Almeida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cauan Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 89th minute, Dino Baiano 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. After 92 played minutes Rapinantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Furtado. After 93 played minutes, Juventudes Libertárias's Rubinho Loureiro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cauan Neves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Juventudes Libertárias reached it. Cauan Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agostinho Almeida's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Jerônimo Esteves hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Juventudes Libertárias were the better team. Juventudes Libertárias's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.