World League

Stepan Kravchenko
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luiz Eduardo Tróia made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Gerardo McMillan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Caskinha Esporte Clube's Leandro Neves got control of the ball when Frank Mees tried to sneak it across the goal line. Caskinha Esporte Clube's Leandro Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Mees in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Caskinha Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amos Škarpa to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnd Schade in the 13th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, Caskinha Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Neves made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Frank Mees sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Caskinha Esporte Clube's Gilberto dos Santos got a free kick in the 25th minute. Baleren Acedo made in the 27th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Luiz Eduardo Tróia immediately put the ball in play. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leandro Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mees, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Caskinha Esporte Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arnd Schade was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Henter Somosd's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Henter Somosd's corner Arnd Schade fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leandro Neves quite easily take care of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Caskinha Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Mees came free, but Leandro Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, FC Henter Somosd's Frank Mees dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Leandro Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mees, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Luiz Eduardo Tróia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gábor Király was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Mees to make the kick off. Caskinha Esporte Clube's Luiz Eduardo Tróia got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luiz Eduardo Tróia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gábor Király firmly grabbed it by the left post. FC Henter Somosd made a substitution. Ulises Ugaitz replaced Tamás Antal. FC Henter Somosd's attentive Arnd Schade managed to snatch the ball when Afonso Barreto made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. 78 minutes into the match, Caskinha Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Mees came free, but Leandro Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Caskinha Esporte Clube's Evaristo Ortiz to a score. 1-1 in the 81st minute. A sloppy throw-in by Flávio de Castro in the 85th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Caskinha Esporte Clube's Artur Campidelis. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leandro Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Mees, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.