World League

Carlos A. Barbieri
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Luiz Leo made the kick off and thus started the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Todd Gronow took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dé Mello to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC booed when Canarinho Atordoado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Mpenza didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Canarinho Atordoado fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Canarinho Atordoado's Peter Mpenza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Mpenza in the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dé Mello was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 29 minutes, Todd Gronow made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Canarinho Atordoado's Dé Mello tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Seabra in the 37th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Todd Gronow made a kick off. Lino Mota got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tuncer İlbaşı. Dé Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Gronow, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Leo in the 66th minute of the match. Peter Mpenza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Gerardo Etxepare was substituted for Fabio Manuelo. When Todd Gronow came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Todd Gronow couldn't finish the play. Dé Mello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Todd Gronow's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Todd Gronow sped through Canarinho Atordoado's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dé Mello. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Mariusz Ratulowski was substituted for Todd Gronow.