World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Vacid Nefer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute of the match Caatiba MZC got a corner. Club Deportivo Español'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 collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Delfim Bertassi hit a great ball. If Vacid Nefer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vacid Nefer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo Español's zone, Niceto Ihazintu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Turgut Talha came out of the goal and Niceto Ihazintu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vacid Nefer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ergo Muro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Caatiba MZC booed when Club Deportivo Español was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Bonelli didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Niceto Ihazintu made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Español's Vacid Nefer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ergo Muro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute of the match Club Deportivo Español got a corner. Caatiba MZC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anthony Bonelli ran over to the corner to take the kick. Club Deportivo Español's Turgut Talha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 57th minute of play. Turgut Talha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niceto Ihazintu went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Vacid Nefer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ergo Muro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natã Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Vítor Carioca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Español's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caatiba MZC the free kick. In the 65th minute, Vítor Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Turgut Talha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 67th minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vacid Nefer in the 69th minute of play. Club Deportivo Español's Turgut Talha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of Club Deportivo Español booed when Caatiba MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delfim Bertassi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vacid Nefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Deportivo Español made a substitution. Arnaldo Queiroz replaced Anthony Bonelli. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.