World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Zbigniew Zatorski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Candido Hendrickx scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raphael Dantas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Pilar FC's Candido Hendrickx in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalie prevented a goal. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Hendrickx in the 11th minute of play. Zbigniew Zatorski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Candido Hendrickx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Dantas was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Sixto Luke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbigniew Zatorski's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Sixto Luke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zbigniew Zatorski in the 31st minute. Sixto Luke made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Zbigniew Zatorski sent off a good shot on target.

Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Tony Thanos was substituted for Mauro Quirino. The wind increased when Candido Hendrickx made the kick off in the second half. If Candido Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- from getting a goal against them. Sixto Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Thanos in the 64th minute of play. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- made a substitution. Giovani Luz replaced Pedro Luís Furtado. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Hendrickx in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Emiliano Toribio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pilar FC's Sixto Luke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Pilar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Hendrickx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pilar FC made a substitution. Nicanor Illan replaced Candido Hendrickx. Pilar FC's Luca Langoni was substituted for Martin Benítez. In the 76th minute, Candido Hendrickx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tim-Florian T. Hansen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sixto Luke. Pilar FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sixto Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Thanos in the 79th minute of the match. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guus Koole in the 80th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luca Langoni. With an all-out effort, Pilar FC's Raphael Dantas threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nicanor Illan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Raphael Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Illan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes of play, Pilar FC's Luca Langoni made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael Dantas was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Guus Koole took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Raphael Dantas to make any attempt to save it. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- from getting a goal against them. Simo Mihklisaar struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Sixto Luke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pilar FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pilar FC.