World League

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) William de Castro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Luisinho Vinhas hit a great ball. Shi Tian Kuan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mugurel Zota. Cercadinho's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valiente Venezian kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Cauan Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Zota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. William de Castro might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Charles de Brito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. William de Castro ran back to his position shaking his head. After 15 played minutes Cercadinho got a freekick which was hit by Valiente Venezian. In the 17th minute, Valiente Venezian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cercadinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 19th minute Abdulkadir Turay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdulkadir Turay in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles de Brito saved Atlético Capixaba from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiente Venezian in the 22nd minute of play forced Atlético Capixaba's goalkeeper Charles de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mugurel Zota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Tian Kuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mugurel Zota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiliam Perez in the 28th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Cercadinho's Valiente Venezian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charles de Brito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Charles de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valiente Venezian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Valiente Venezian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles de Brito was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 43 minutes into the match, Atlético Capixaba's goalkeeper Charles de Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enrique Gerber. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wiliam Perez was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Wiliam Perez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mugurel Zota. Cercadinho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wiliam Perez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Wiliam Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiliam Perez in the 56th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Mugurel Zota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiente Venezian in the 63rd minute of play forced Atlético Capixaba's goalkeeper Charles de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wiliam Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Mugurel Zota successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 66 minutes into the match, Valiente Venezian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charles de Brito. Atlético Capixaba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valiente Venezian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Cercadinho's Jailson Mazza was substituted for Luisinho Vinhas. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Otto Fesik in the 72nd 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. The corner ended in Faustão Sá almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cercadinho's Mugurel Zota did a great save. Mugurel Zota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Fesik, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Fesik in the 81st minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Mugurel Zota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Otto Fesik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Zota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enrique Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Charles de Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charles de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jailson Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Atlético Capixaba's Cauan Botelho got a free kick in the 96th minute. Cercadinho's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.