World League

Taquarão
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Răzvan Spineanu made the kick off which started today's match. When Aníbal Sá came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aníbal Sá couldn't finish the play. When Dumitru Chiriacescu came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the RED BLUE STAR fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dumitru Chiriacescu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's zone, 姚然军 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Dante came out of the goal and 姚然军 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Haroldo Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Spineanu in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Clube Atl. Taquaritinga were awarded a corner. Tarcisio Couto went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aníbal Sá in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karol Pierz saved RED BLUE STAR from getting behind. Karol Pierz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aníbal Sá's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Aníbal Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Sá in the 26th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Karol Pierz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, 姚然军 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haroldo Dante was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Varban Pavlikyanov in the 30th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Karol Pierz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes of play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Varban Pavlikyanov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karol Pierz was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aníbal Sá in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karol Pierz saved RED BLUE STAR from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leszek Ferfecki in the 36th minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Haroldo Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goal looked a bit too open when 姚然军 came free, but Haroldo Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Clube Atl. Taquaritinga booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mürsel Oruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aníbal Sá got free with Karol Pierz in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Varban Pavlikyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aníbal Sá to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Breno Loyola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karol Pierz was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After 57 minutes RED BLUE STAR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tarcisio Couto who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar de Moraes in the 59th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Karol Pierz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's zone, Răzvan Spineanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Dante came out of the goal and Răzvan Spineanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Clube Atl. Taquaritinga getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. David Lima hit a great ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Haroldo Dante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Haroldo Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Spineanu in the 77th minute of play. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Haroldo Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Spineanu in the 78th minute of play. After 81 minutes Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bacary Roudier who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in 姚然军 heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.