World League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Carlos Lima started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Claudio-Paul Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Valle in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when Inter de Melão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joélson Vinhas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Inter de Melão's Claudio-Paul Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lima in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho Valladares in the 16th minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Cristo Cordara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Joélson Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joélson Vinhas scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudio-Paul Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 25 minutes of play, Royal Knights FC's Carlos Lima made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio-Paul Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Royal Knights FC's Cristo Cordara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Royal Knights FC from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute, Manu Smets made a precise shot to the right of Claudio-Paul Taffarel. Inter de Melão's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 37th minute Carlos Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio-Paul Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delfim Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Cordara having to interfere. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when Inter de Melão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cristóvão Valle fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Knights FC's protests and gave Cristóvão Valle a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's Cristóvão Valle got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Delfim Paraense to strike the kick off in the second half. Tobias Zachrisson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristo Cordara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Claudio-Paul Taffarel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlos Lima showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. Inter de Melão were furious when Dráuzio Mesquita was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When Carlos Lima came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Royal Knights FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Lima couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the match, Delfim Paraense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Cordara. Royal Knights FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Delfim Paraense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 96th minute, Royal Knights FC's Joélson Vinhas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5.