World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franklin de Queiroz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luiz Fábio Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Ive Volckaerts came free, but Luiz Fábio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wen Feng Shi in the 11th minute of play. Giovani Tinoco kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Bin Shevchenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Syd Cullen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franklin de Queiroz. 23 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Bin Shevchenko came free, but Syd Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Syd Cullen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bin Shevchenko went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ive Volckaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hultstrand in the 39th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Fábio Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Hultstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Hultstrand came free, but Luiz Fábio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes Blumenau Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by José Augusto Couto. Luiz Fábio Leite made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Franklin de Queiroz sent off a good shot on target. Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bin Shevchenko in the 49th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Bin Shevchenko made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 54th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Luiz Fábio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 57th minute of play. Syd Cullen was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Bin Shevchenko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bin Shevchenko really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. After 64 minutes, Bin Shevchenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blumenau Esporte Clube and the Real Death Ducks players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Blumenau Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Bin Shevchenko. After a defensive mix-up in Blumenau Esporte Clube's zone, Franklin de Queiroz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fábio Leite came out of the goal and Franklin de Queiroz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Syd Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bin Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bin Shevchenko scored 1-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Syd Cullen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Blumenau Esporte Clube defense, Marcelo Txindoki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio Leite. The Blumenau Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fábio Leite should have stopped the shot. The Real Death Ducks supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Blumenau Esporte Clube's performance. The match ended with a win for Blumenau Esporte Clube.