World League

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when William de Castro kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Amine Philibert got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's Valiente Venezian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jérémie Millier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. He Fei Zhou hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Deus Ex Machina's Amine Philibert got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mugurel Zota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Karakevych in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Amine Philibert notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cercadinho's Mugurel Zota. Mugurel Zota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jérémie Millier made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Valiente Venezian sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Deus Ex Machina's Jérémie Millier got control of the ball when Abdulkadir Turay tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amine Philibert in the 33rd minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Mugurel Zota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Deus Ex Machina were awarded a corner. Batiste Lassalle went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amine Philibert in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mugurel Zota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mugurel Zota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amine Philibert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mugurel Zota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Philibert in the 43rd minute of play. Cercadinho's Abdulkadir Turay got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amine Philibert in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mugurel Zota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Cercadinho made a substitution. Nando Matorin replaced Luisinho Vinhas. Nando Matorin made in the 56th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Walmir Pirani however managed to control. Jérémie Millier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valiente Venezian in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Karakevych came free, but Mugurel Zota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Karakevych's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Mugurel Zota skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Anton Karakevych might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mugurel Zota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anton Karakevych ran back to his position shaking his head. Anton Karakevych blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mugurel Zota having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anton Karakevych got free with Mugurel Zota in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valiente Venezian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cercadinho's Edmundo Aparecido was substituted for Luís Fernando Queiroz. Louison Vaille charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louison Vaille the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd match minute, Deus Ex Machina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louison Vaille to maneuver through the defense. Valiente Venezian scored 1-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jérémie Millier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cercadinho's Ricardinho Sousa was substituted for Luiz Guilherme Araújo. In the 84th minute, He Fei Zhou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Batiste Lassalle struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Mugurel Zota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deus Ex Machina. In the 88th match minute, Cercadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valiente Venezian to maneuver through the defense. Mugurel Zota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amine Philibert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cercadinho! In the 96th match minute, Deus Ex Machina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacques Greff to maneuver through the defense.