World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niceto Xacintu started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Filip Makedonski sped through Flying Dutch's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arthur Amorim. After a rather tough play, Flying Dutch's Thiago de Mendonça got a free kick in the 15th minute. Filip Makedonski took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arthur Amorim. Arthur Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice moves Niceto Xacintu could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Didi Dionísio however easily saved by the left post. If Higinio Raymundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Didi Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Xacintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Wonderkids's goalkeeper Didi Dionísio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Ivașcu. Didi Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Ivașcu in the 31st minute of the match. Didi Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Ivașcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filip Makedonski struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Arthur Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wonderkids. Borys Trac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Amorim having to interfere. Wonderkids's Didi Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Raymundo in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wonderkids's goalkeeper Didi Dionísio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabian Ivașcu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Borys Trac to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Wonderkids was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jânio Batista to maneuver through the defense. When Flying Dutch's Higinio Raymundo in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wonderkids's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marjan Prokopievski during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Batista in the 59th minute of play forced Wonderkids's goalkeeper Didi Dionísio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Flying Dutch got a corner. Wonderkids's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eurico Batista ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Eurico Batista got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Didi Dionísio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Wonderkids's Didi Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basilio Lain in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match, Borys Trac got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arthur Amorim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Flying Dutch's Thiago de Mendonça got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Marjan Prokopievski was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 73 minutes had been played. After 74 played minutes Wonderkids got a freekick which was hit by Marjan Prokopievski. In the 79th minute, Avram Radevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Borys Trac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wonderkids's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flying Dutch the free kick. Borys Trac hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes Wonderkids's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eurico Batista who took care of the corner kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Wonderkids walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.