World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Torino SSA's Sílvio Luiz da Costa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, Cascatinha United's goalkeeper Geovanni Hoffmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Seret. Chicão de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Fidensio in the 10th minute of play forced Torino SSA's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noureddine Seret received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Geovanni Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noureddine Seret came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Geovanni Hoffmann could save by the left post. In the 25th minute, Noureddine Seret ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanni Hoffmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Noureddine Seret could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Geovanni Hoffmann made a huge save. Geovanni Hoffmann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardinho Aguiar's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Ronaldo Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Noureddine Seret fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Hoffmann having to interfere. Noureddine Seret fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Hoffmann having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, Cascatinha United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Fidensio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cascatinha United getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Abelardo Nascimento hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clóvis de Senna to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Torino SSA's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Osvaldo Bernebe fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ronaldo Veiga hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Torino SSA's Meta Noia got a free kick in the 56th minute. Noureddine Seret fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Hoffmann having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cascatinha United's Santos Fidensio got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Seret in the 62nd minute of play forced Cascatinha United's goalkeeper Geovanni Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Cascatinha United's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Seret came free, but Geovanni Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cascatinha United's Geovanni Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Seret in the 65th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Cascatinha United got a freekick which was hit by Santos Fidensio. In the 67th minute Sílvio Luiz da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Cascatinha United defense, Noureddine Seret kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovanni Hoffmann. The Cascatinha United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovanni Hoffmann should have stopped the shot. In the 79th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meta Noia to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meta Noia to maneuver through the defense. Cascatinha United's Clóvis de Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Noureddine Seret's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni Hoffmann was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Geovanni Hoffmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Sílvio Luiz da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torino SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Sílvio Luiz da Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovanni Hoffmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Cascatinha United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.