World League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gong Zhan Chen made the kick off which started today's match. When └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Gong Zhan Chen in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marquês de Herval's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4th minute Ronaldo Simão 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. 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 7th minute. In the 7th 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 Arlindo Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting a goal against them. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 13th minute of the match. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 14th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Ronaldo Simão in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marquês de Herval's goalie prevented a goal. Dida Taffarel 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. Arlindo Rossi made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Alfredo Martins sent off a good shot on target. Ronaldo Simão took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Taffarel. Dida Taffarel 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. In the 39th 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. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauã Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfredo Martins was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Lenílson Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 56th minute of play. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 57th minute of play. With an all-out effort, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Dida Taffarel threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jimeno Henric, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 64 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Dida Taffarel 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 Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 72nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Jimeno Henric kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dida Taffarel. That made the score 0-2 in the 78 minute of play. Dida Taffarel was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Gong Zhan Chen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gong Zhan Chen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Simão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Ronaldo Simão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Dida Taffarel made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, Gao Xiang Guang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.