World League

Xopotó Arena
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niceto Ihazintu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the match, Ronaldo Joinvilense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ergo Muro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Niceto Ihazintu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillen Aguillar was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Wolves FC - DMZ's Guillen Aguillar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Henrique in the 17th minute of play. Wolves FC - DMZ's Guillen Aguillar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Henrique in the 17th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Ronaldo Joinvilense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wolves FC - DMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldo Joinvilense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marco Löhr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Ergo Muro made a huge save. 26 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Joinvilense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ergo Muro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Löhr in the 31st minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Joinvilense in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 34th minute of play forced Wolves FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Guillen Aguillar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Wolves FC - DMZ defense, Niceto Ihazintu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guillen Aguillar. The Wolves FC - DMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guillen Aguillar should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute of the match Caatiba MZC got a corner. Wolves FC - DMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jorge Henrique ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jorge Henrique got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Guillen Aguillar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Wolves FC - DMZ's Qiao Liang Zhou quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fahl Figueroa, made in the 44th minute of the game. Niceto Ihazintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Guillen Aguillar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronaldo Joinvilense to make the kick off. After 57 minutes Wolves FC - DMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Henrique who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Caatiba MZC's Jorge Henrique to fire away a dangerous shot which Guillen Aguillar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marco Löhr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Joinvilense came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ronaldo Joinvilense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Joinvilense came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Henrique in the 71st minute of play forced Wolves FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Guillen Aguillar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Miguel Lizer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st match minute, Wolves FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Lizer to maneuver through the defense. Guillen Aguillar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Joinvilense, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute Ronaldo Joinvilense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.