World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Salvador Hats made the kick off which started today's match. Rubinho de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Aguilera in the 5th minute of the match. When El Fortín de Floresta's Desiderio Brais in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Zonta didn't get a good kick on the ball. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Zonta in the 31st minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Aguilera came free, but Rubinho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When El Fortín de Floresta's Cipriano Aguilera in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. Real Cruzeiro FC's Baltazar Zonta got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baltazar Zonta was the one to do the kick off. Cipriano Aguilera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Brais, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Zonta in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Carmona didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Casimiro Policarpio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Manex in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Hats to maneuver through the defense. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Manex in the 71st minute of play. Delmar Manex took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rubinho de Amaral. Rubinho de Amaral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Hector Selmo replaced Delmar Manex. El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao was substituted for Desiderio Brais. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Ronaldo Nazário De Lima got a free kick in the 78th minute. Santos Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baltazar Zonta in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Salvador Hats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rubinho de Amaral. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rubinho de Amaral should have stopped the shot. El Fortín de Floresta's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.