World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Ronaldo Simão made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Henric came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 12th minute. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 17th minute of play. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jimeno Henric sped through Marquês de Herval's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dida Taffarel. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Simão's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 24th minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 28th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Henric's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Marquês de Herval's zone, Gong Zhan Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dida Taffarel came out of the goal and Gong Zhan Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Wilson Soares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 41st minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Jimeno Henric shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nestor Batista in the 56th minute. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 61st minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Jimeno Henric ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dida Taffarel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 74 minutes into the game, German Cano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Arlindo Rossi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute Jimeno Henric shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Alfredo Martinss short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Arlindo Rossi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Gao Xiang Guang's late challenge caught a └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gao Xiang Guang helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Gao Xiang Guang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.