World League

Jereba
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Jereba 4EVER's Percy de Barros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Tapa Athlétic™'s Gheorghiţă Hagi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maicon Trevisan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Percy de Barros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Heigo Mustkivi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Sanches in the 10th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match, João Pedro Moreno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Heigo Mustkivi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Heigo Mustkivi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Geovani Sanches's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heigo Mustkivi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute João Pedro Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heigo Mustkivi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Geovani Sanches put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Heigo Mustkivi. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vahur Nirk in the 23rd minute of the match. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 27th minute of the match. Vahur Nirk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maicon Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghiţă Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heigo Mustkivi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovani Sanches in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raí Peixoto during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Raí Peixoto hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 42nd minute of play. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 43rd minute of the match. If Percy de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Mugurel Chiriloaie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tapa Athlétic™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mugurel Chiriloaie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maicon Trevisan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mugurel Chiriloaie to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Vahur Nirk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maicon Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Cordarell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Maicon Trevisan made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gheorghiţă Hagi got free with Maicon Trevisan in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Kalju Palk got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugurel Chiriloaie in the 71st minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Maicon Trevisan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heigo Mustkivi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Mugurel Chiriloaie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapa Athlétic™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Chiriloaie in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Moreno in the 82nd minute of play forced Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Heigo Mustkivi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Heigo Mustkivi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vahur Nirk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maicon Trevisan having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Kalju Palk made a precise shot to the right of Maicon Trevisan. Jereba 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. The Tapa Athlétic™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tapa Athlétic™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.