World League

NINHO DOS FALCÕES
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) FALCÕES VERDES's Betinho Lenzi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco got control of the ball when Betinho Lenzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Betinho Lenzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Leonel Rocco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 22 minutes into the game, Betinho Lenzi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leonel Rocco. Betinho Lenzi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Cascadia United from getting a goal against them. A collision led to FALCÕES VERDES getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Emre Çeliksu hit a great ball. Rene Pueblo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Rene Pueblo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Miguel Ángel Benito made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, FALCÕES VERDES's Betinho Lenzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonel Rocco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 58 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Lenzi came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Betinho Lenzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Lenzi in the 62nd minute of play. Emre Çeliksu kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Miguel Ángel Benito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Miguel Ángel Benito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Jiang Yu Lin made a huge save. Leonel Rocco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Betinho Lenzi went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. FALCÕES VERDES made a substitution. Teodosio Leobardo replaced Dennis Maranzano. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Lenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute FALCÕES VERDES were awarded a corner. Betinho Lenzi went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Kai Havertz heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some careless play in the Cascadia United defense, Betinho Lenzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonel Rocco. The Cascadia United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonel Rocco should have stopped the shot. FALCÕES VERDES's Pietro Santos was substituted for Betinho Lenzi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wang Di Yi got free with Jiang Yu Lin in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emre Çeliksu's late challenge caught a Cascadia United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emre Çeliksu helped the player get up and apologised. Emre Çeliksu kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. FALCÕES VERDES's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.