World League

Arraial DMZ
Spectators: 7821 (Terracing: 5867, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gugu Mandrak started the match with the kick off. Przemyslaw Tscherner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Inautzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Kovtun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Armando Inautzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Przemyslaw Tscherner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. El retorno del Pincha's André Zonta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save El retorno del Pincha from getting a goal against them. Pedro Brion lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. El retorno del Pincha's Rosendo Bazkoare was substituted for Maximino Lope. 15 minutes into the game, one of El retorno del Pincha:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 24 minutes of play, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gugu Mandrak made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Zonta was left in no man's land by his defense there! André Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Mandrak in the 29th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes El retorno del Pincha got a freekick which was hit by Rosendo Bazkoare. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Christopher Birchall got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Kovtun in the 35th minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper André Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gugu Mandrak could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which André Zonta however easily saved by the left post. 39 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Kovtun came free, but André Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Carlos Vaz got free with André Zonta in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

El retorno del Pincha made a substitution. Marcel Ternby replaced Armando Inautzi. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcel Ternby made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Jerônimo Moreira came free, but André Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Kovtun in the 56th minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper André Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gugu Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. André Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Mandrak in the 59th minute of the match. When Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gugu Mandrak in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El retorno del Pincha's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Ternby got free with Przemyslaw Tscherner in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcel Ternby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christopher Birchall might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Przemyslaw Tscherner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christopher Birchall ran back to his position shaking his head. André Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Kovtun, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tscherner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel Ternby. André Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Mandrak in the 76th minute of play. André Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Loyola in the 77th minute of the match. Przemyslaw Tscherner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christopher Birchall in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute of the game João Vítor Branco made a throw-in which Jerônimo Moreira played forward. Przemyslaw Tscherner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel Ternby went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Gugu Mandrak took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Zonta. André Zonta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3.