World League

Jr Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leo Crespo kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Jr Familia Campos FC's zone, Geovani Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelinho Rocha came out of the goal and Geovani Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Geovani Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JEC - FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, JEC - FC's Célestin Harter got a free kick in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovani Garcia in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelinho Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Beto Magalhães hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Dênis de Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jr Familia Campos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JEC - FC the free kick. After 18 played minutes Jr Familia Campos FC got a freekick which was hit by Dênis de Senna. Marcelinho Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Šiljak, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Julio Baptista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JEC - FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Marcelinho Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jr Familia Campos FC's Marcelinho Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Garcia in the 28th minute of play. After 30 played minutes JEC - FC got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Arce. Marcelinho Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Baptista in the 32nd minute of the match. When JEC - FC's Julio Baptista in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jr Familia Campos FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 36 played minutes Jr Familia Campos FC got a freekick which was hit by Beto Magalhães. Liu Xiang Zhen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelinho Rocha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Jr Familia Campos FC's Marcelinho Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pero Šiljak in the 41st minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julio Baptista was the one to do the kick off. Marcelinho Rocha came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by JEC - FC's Pero Šiljak. But to his dismay, Pero Šiljak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 60 minutes into the match, Jr Familia Campos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Baptista came free, but Marcelinho Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. JEC - FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Liu Xiang Zhen in the 62nd minute. JEC - FC's Célestin Harter got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Célestin Harter off the ground. In the 65th minute, Célestin Harter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Jr Familia Campos FC's Ramón Velloso got a free kick in the 67th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as JEC - FC's Geovani Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelinho Rocha. That made the score 0-5 after 69 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Garcia in the 74th minute of play forced Jr Familia Campos FC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelinho Rocha was a little too slow when Tarcisio Galvão got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-6. In the 81st minute, Pero Šiljak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the game, JEC - FC's Geovani Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelinho Rocha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Garcia in the 88th minute of play forced Jr Familia Campos FC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Marcelinho Rocha made a huge save. In the 97th minute JEC - FC were awarded a corner. Liu Xiang Zhen went to the cornerflag to take it.