World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erasmo Veiga got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero got control of the ball when Gong Zhan Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Simão dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leopoldo Rivero, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Simão got free with Leopoldo Rivero in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Teixeira in the 16th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Nicolas Teixeira 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. Jimeno Henric was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 38 minutes into the game, DOROSTOL Ss's Nicolas Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arlindo Rossi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cafu Fonseca in the 45th minute of the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gong Zhan Chen made a kick off. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valko Chochkov in the 53rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Rossi was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Arlindo Rossi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Veiga in the 58th minute. After 64 minutes of play, DOROSTOL Ss's Nicolas Teixeira made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arlindo Rossi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes in the game, Cafu Fonseca fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arlindo Rossi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 69th minute of play forced DOROSTOL Ss's goalkeeper Leopoldo Rivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When DOROSTOL Ss's Nicolas Teixeira in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Nicolas Teixeira put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Arlindo Rossi. Leopoldo Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When DOROSTOL Ss's Cafu Fonseca in 81 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Arlindo Rossi guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Teixeira in the 83rd minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, DOROSTOL Ss's Arlindo Rossi threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Velichko Petzev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Velichko Petzev 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. With a little luck, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi got control of the ball when Cafu Fonseca tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. DOROSTOL Ss had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.