World League

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Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Frank Arruda made the kick off and thus started the match. Genaro Aragones took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelino Flor. Marcelino Flor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Arruda in the 11th minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Mutu in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedito Paes in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelino Flor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚明潮, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to São José City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Enzo Batistuta hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Kang Xing in action when he in the 25th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! São José City - FSCMZ's George Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save São José City - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute, Tarcisio Koehler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The São José City - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Mutu got free with George Buffon in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

São José City - FSCMZ's Dagoberto Linares was substituted for Elias Rocha. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Genaro Aragones to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, São José City - FSCMZ's Marcelino Flor threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Genaro Aragones, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Mutu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelino Flor made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Benedito Paes sent off a good shot on target. Marcelino Flor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benedito Paes in the 75th minute. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Tony Albuquerque was substituted for Frank Arruda. A sloppy throw-in by Donato Prado in the 77th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by São José City - FSCMZ's Cássio da Silva. After a rather tough play, São José City - FSCMZ's Cássio da Silva got a free kick in the 78th minute. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute of the match MengãOShowS - FDFDF got a corner. São José City - FSCMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kang Xing ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led MengãOShowS - FDFDF's 龚明潮 to a score. 1-2 in the 81st minute. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 龚明潮 in the 86th minute of the match. Benedito Paes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Mutu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute Adrian Mutu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.