World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 8026 (Terracing: 6021, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Sand kicked off to start the match. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Du Fan Fei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Du Fan Fei in the 5th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Morientes in the 12th minute of play. José Sand blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benicio Larez having to make a save. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Sand in the 17th minute of play. Benicio Larez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Sand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, José Sand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Benicio Larez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benicio Larez saved Valhalla F.C. from getting behind. In the 37th minute of the match Valhalla F.C. got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bai Yong Yi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 39th minute Du Fan Fei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Henriques hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute of the match Bai Yong Yi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nilson Peres skillfully saved the ball. In the 43rd minute, Karim Morientes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Peres was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Evelio Rico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benicio Larez having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The audience was convinced that José Sand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benicio Larez was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Nilson Peres was a little too slow when Karim Morientes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 57th minute Karim Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valhalla F.C.'s Izel Ronaldo was substituted for Karim Morientes. After 60 minutes ITAFUT 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Radek Majewski who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Soner Midilli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Boguslaw Tarasek replaced João Vítor Porto. If Jardel Baggio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 70 minutes, Jardel Baggio made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78th minute, Izel Ronaldo 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. Benicio Larez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Izel Ronaldo. Benicio Larez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-3 in the ordered_time% minute.