World League

CLAYMORE CITY
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilbert Bonsaint started the match with the kick off. Deportivo Mandiyu's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Gilbert Bonsaint scored to the left of an out of position Eulalio Bastian, making the score, 1-0. In the 11th match minute, Deportivo Mandiyu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bonifacio Mikelar to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goal looked a bit too open when Zhu Bin Kun came free, but Lucas Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Bin Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute of the match Deportivo Mandiyu got a corner. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pipis Vattimos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Mandiyu's corner Pipis Vattimos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lucas Maciel quite easily take care of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Zhu Bin Kun notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Lucas Maciel. Lucas Maciel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eulalio Bastian was a little too slow when Anísio Azevedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-1. With 30 minutes on the clock, Bernardino Orlin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CLAYMORE COUNTRY! CLAYMORE COUNTRY:s Lucas Maciel showed great skill when he stopped Jonas Andrae:s penalty. After 33 minutes CLAYMORE COUNTRY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pipis Vattimos who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Anísio Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's supporters rose to their feet, but Anísio Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eulalio Bastian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anísio Azevedo in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eulalio Bastian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Mandiyu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anísio Azevedo was slow to take the kick. During this time CLAYMORE COUNTRY's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Dusty Amireau managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Eulalio Bastian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anísio Azevedo in the 40th minute of play. Eulalio Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Azevedo in the 42nd minute of the match. Omar Katia kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Washington Arantes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zhu Bin Kun made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Zhu Bin Kun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucas Maciel. The goal made the score 2-2. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Mandiyu's Jonas Andrae got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anísio Azevedo in the 58th minute of play forced Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper Eulalio Bastian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Mandiyu's Eulalio Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Washington Arantes in the 64th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Anísio Azevedo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eulalio Bastian quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Deportivo Mandiyu's Eulalio Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anísio Azevedo in the 67th minute of play. Eulalio Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhu Bin Kun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Deportivo Mandiyu's Rayan MacQueen was substituted for Bonifacio Mikelar. Eulalio Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Bernal in the 82nd minute of the match. Eulalio Bastian came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Anísio Azevedo. But to his dismay, Anísio Azevedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Roberto Cherro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Cherro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Maciel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89thth minute of the game Florian Petruzzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Lucas Maciel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Deportivo Mandiyu's Roberto Cherro in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalie prevented a goal. There was no doubt that CLAYMORE COUNTRY were the better team. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.