World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7607 (Terracing: 5706, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 151) Gong Zhan Chen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 3rd minute of play. Ronaldo Simão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Erivaldo Hermes made a huge save. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after O MOTIVO ⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nestor Batista took the corner. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mazinho Hermes in the 16th minute of play. Andrew Murillo took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arlindo Rossi. Arlindo Rossi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gong Zhan Chen let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 23rd minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Penha in the 27th minute of the match. Erivaldo Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 28th minute of play. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhan Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Gong Zhan Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dito Maranhense got a free kick in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Gong Zhan Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erivaldo Hermes was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s zone, Mazinho Hermes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal and Mazinho Hermes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emili Lean kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Emili Lean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erivaldo Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yan Penha to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Daniel Bertoni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arlindo Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arlindo Rossi made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Andrew Murillo sent off a good shot on target. Andrew Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Arlindo Rossi made a huge save. In the 56th minute Ronaldo Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ were awarded a corner. Nestor Batista went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Simão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erivaldo Hermes was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ were awarded a corner. Nestor Batista went to the cornerflag to take it. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting a goal against them. Erivaldo Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 80th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loïc Le Meur during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! Arlindo Rossi had in the 85thth minute some difficulties stopping Kazimierz Rosen's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Vito Hoffmann was substituted for Yan Penha. Daniel Bertoni in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arlindo Rossi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 96th minute, Mazinho Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gong Zhan Chen in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erivaldo Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole.