World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kylian Henry started the match with the kick off. After having played for 8 minutes, Róbert Benkó managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Róbert Benkó was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th minute Bernardinho Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Enoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Cezmi Tatu hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Emanuel Enoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Seret. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Róbert Benkó sped through Torino SSA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chicão de Azevedo. 20 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Chicão de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Armada's Róbert Benkó sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chicão de Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Armada booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luiz da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 27th minute of the game was made by Toninho da Fonseca with Noureddine Seret as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Torino SSA's Fellipe Luz got a free kick in the 30th minute. Fellipe Luz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emanuel Enoiu firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 33 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Amine Barka. Chicão de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Benkó, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Emanuel Enoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Seret. In the 41st minute, Róbert Benkó 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. Toninho da Fonseca hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The supporters of Torino SSA booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionică Hrandabur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torino SSA's Chicão de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Benkó in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Luiz da Costa to make the kick off. With a little luck, Torino SSA's Chicão de Azevedo got control of the ball when Róbert Benkó tried to sneak it across the goal line. Torino SSA's Chicão de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Torino SSA from getting a goal against them. When Luan Lucas fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torino SSA's protests and gave Luan Lucas a yellow card for diving instead. 64 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Aguiar came free, but Emanuel Enoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Róbert Benkó who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Chicão de Azevedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 67 minutes, Róbert Benkó made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Torino SSA's Chicão de Azevedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Armada's Aras Başbuğ was substituted for Edgar Șeicaru. The audience was convinced that Kylian Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chicão de Azevedo was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filomeno Igon. Filomeno Igon might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chicão de Azevedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filomeno Igon ran back to his position shaking his head. Filomeno Igon came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Chicão de Azevedo could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filomeno Igon got free with Chicão de Azevedo in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 81 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Cezmi Tatu. Torino SSA made a substitution. Tiago Mangueira replaced Bernardinho Aguiar. Noureddine Seret struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Emanuel Enoiu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torino SSA. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Amine Barka hit a great ball. Noureddine Seret took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Enoiu. Armada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chicão de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filomeno Igon in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Tiago Mangueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Enoiu. Armada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiago Mangueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Torino SSA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Armada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.