World League

Arena das Cavernas
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wellington Pires started the match with the kick off. Amador Donzel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Hudson Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Mustafa Arif Devrim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 from getting a goal against them. Hudson Gaúcho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Quinito in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Cutberto in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hudson Gaúcho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sócrates Silva's late challenge caught a RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sócrates Silva helped the player get up and apologised. Sócrates Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Vladimír Šmicer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hudson Gaúcho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hudson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Chabier in the 18th minute of the match. Hudson Gaúcho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Chabier in the 18th minute of play. Hudson Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Quinito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Austra 04 VFC's Ivar Dalman got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Cutberto in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Amador Donzel made a precise shot to the right of Hudson Gaúcho. Austra 04 VFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Mustafa Arif Devrim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beila Mora, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Hudson Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Donzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute Reynaldo Quinito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Edgar Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Cutberto in the 42nd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Beila Mora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute Ceferino Chabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Ceferino Chabier notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho. Hudson Gaúcho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho got control of the ball when Amador Donzel tried to sneak it across the goal line. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Austra 04 VFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Humberto Muc took the corner. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 made a substitution. Ubaldo Ospin replaced Reynaldo Quinito. Wellington Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 76th minute, Wellington Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho got control of the ball when Amador Donzel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the last second Hudson Gaúcho throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ubaldo Ospin in the 86thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Humberto Muc in the 88th minute. The corner led RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Humberto Muc to fire away a dangerous shot which Hudson Gaúcho despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 90th minute, Marcus Pollard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Pollard in the 94th minute of play forced RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Devrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Amador Donzel managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's supporters rose to their feet, but Amador Donzel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson Gaúcho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.