World League

Viz Arena
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Ángel Angulo kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casper Granqvist in the 6th minute of play forced TheLastDance's goalkeeper Zachariasz Kociniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Addo Schiersand was slow to take the kick. During this time TheLastDance's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erivaldo Romero in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachariasz Kociniewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erivaldo Romero took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zachariasz Kociniewski. Zachariasz Kociniewski 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. 24 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Erivaldo Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachariasz Kociniewski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zachariasz Kociniewski came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Casper Granqvist. But to his dismay, Casper Granqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Casper Granqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Zachariasz Kociniewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bartosz Furgat's late challenge caught a A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartosz Furgat helped the player get up and apologised. Bartosz Furgat hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after TheLastDance's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Apostolikas Romanos took the corner. If Erivaldo Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Casper Granqvist made a kick off. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Cipriano Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 50th minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Furgat came free, but Cipriano Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachariasz Kociniewski came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Casper Granqvist. But to his dismay, Casper Granqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Apostolikas Romanos in the 57th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of TheLastDance's goalie and right to Erivaldo Romero. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. TheLastDance's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Zachariasz Kociniewski made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Casper Granqvist sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute Erivaldo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachariasz Kociniewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Ángel Angulo in the 68th minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TheLastDance booed when A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostolikas Romanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. TheLastDance made a substitution. Miroslaw Brodzki replaced Carlinhos Vale. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Dalmo Soares was substituted for Jaques Fierro. Apostolikas Romanos hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. TheLastDance's Addo Schiersand got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, TheLastDance's goalkeeper Zachariasz Kociniewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erivaldo Romero. Apostolikas Romanos hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson-Arantes Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erivaldo Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. José Augusto Prado hit a great ball.