World League

Arena 20 de Março
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fulgencio Gartzi sped through 20 de Março FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Betão de Moraes. La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fulgencio Gartzi scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Betão de Moraes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Gallardeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 18 minutes into the game, Fulgencio Gartzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Betão de Moraes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Betão de Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Betão de Moraes came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi. But to his dismay, Fulgencio Gartzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 25th minute, Enzo Nuñez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match David Soeiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Belchior Saldanha skillfully saved the ball. Fulgencio Gartzi took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Betão de Moraes. Betão de Moraes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Betão de Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Gartzi in the 32nd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Fulgencio Gartzi made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. 20 de Março FC's Betão de Moraes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Jan-Olof Eliasson came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the La Gallardeta 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 Jan-Olof Eliasson couldn't finish the play. After 38 minutes of play, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betão de Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jan-Olof Eliasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The La Gallardeta fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 46th minute, Jan-Olof Eliasson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Betão de Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fulgencio Gartzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Betão de Moraes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. Fulgencio Gartzi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-12 to the left of a surprised Betão de Moraes 55 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulgencio Gartzi in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Betão de Moraes saved 20 de Março FC from getting behind. Betão de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betão de Moraes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fulgencio Gartzi's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Jan-Olof Eliasson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Betão de Moraes came out and tried to block the shot, but Jan-Olof Eliasson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 63rd minute. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Jan-Olof Eliasson took a quick shot and it went in 0-14 without a chance for Betão de Moraes to make any attempt to save it. Fernando Pimenta charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Pimenta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, 20 de Março FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulgencio Gartzi in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Betão de Moraes saved 20 de Março FC from getting behind. Fulgencio Gartzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 74 minutes of play, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi made it 0-15 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betão de Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 78th minute Fulgencio Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betão de Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Betão de Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 79th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Betão de Moraes. That made the score 0-16 after 82 minutes of play. Jan-Olof Eliasson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi made a precise shot to the right of Betão de Moraes. 20 de Março FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-17. After a defensive mix-up in 20 de Março FC's zone, Fulgencio Gartzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Betão de Moraes came out of the goal and Fulgencio Gartzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan-Olof Eliasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Betão de Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 minutes of play, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi made it 0-18 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betão de Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Betão de Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-19. When the final whistle sounded La Gallardeta left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 20 de Março FC.