World League

Estádio Caldeirão
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Oliviero Vuelta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oliviero Vuelta in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wieslaw Panasewicz saved Gimnasia y tiro from getting behind. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gimnasia y tiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valério Mazza was slow to take the kick. During this time Marzagão's players had a chance to rest. Mieszko Karanowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Quintin in the 9th minute of play. Oliviero Vuelta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Wieslaw Panasewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingos Santiago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Wieslaw Panasewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliviero Vuelta in the 14th minute of play forced Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dong Jian Yang scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mieszko Karanowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mieszko Karanowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dong Jian Yang in the 24th minute of play. Fetih Piruz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wieslaw Panasewicz came out and tried to block the shot, but Fetih Piruz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliviero Vuelta got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Gimnasia y tiro's Bernardino Quintin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mieszko Karanowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Domingos Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Marzagão's Mieszko Karanowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dong Jian Yang in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Dong Jian Yang made a precise shot to the right of Mieszko Karanowski. Marzagão's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Euloxu in the 45th minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Mieszko Karanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, Gimnasia y tiro's Jonatan Euloxu made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mieszko Karanowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 48 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Valério Mazza. Gimnasia y tiro made a substitution. Reynaldo Montrelle replaced Dong Jian Yang. After a rather tough play, Marzagão's Valério Mazza got a free kick in the 50th minute. After the first half Gimnasia y tiro were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Reynaldo Montrelle made the kick off in the second half. After 61 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Santiago. 62 minutes into the match, Marzagão's goalkeeper Mieszko Karanowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reynaldo Montrelle. Marzagão's Mieszko Karanowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Marzagão from getting a goal against them. Cezar Martins made in the 76th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Domingos Santiago immediately put the ball in play. Reynaldo Montrelle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Mieszko Karanowski made a huge save. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliviero Vuelta in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Montrelle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mieszko Karanowski was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Oliviero Vuelta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mieszko Karanowski was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Reynaldo Montrelle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Reynaldo Montrelle really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Montrelle in the 91st minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Mieszko Karanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Montrelle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mieszko Karanowski was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Mieszko Karanowski made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Reynaldo Montrelle sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Gimnasia y tiro left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Marzagão.