World League

Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luisito Antequera got the match started through his kick off. Bray McJon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros got control of the ball when Elói Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 4th play minutes Oséias Gerber shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ronaldo Medeiros and just under the crossbar into goal. After 8 minutes Sipo EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilson Fernandez who took care of the corner kick. In the 10th minute Luisito Antequera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carroll Hathaway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oséias Gerber. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elói Ferreira in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel Velloso. Carroll Hathaway showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bray McJon, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Sipo EC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandão Recife came free, but Carroll Hathaway reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Montevideo were awarded a corner. Wilson Fernandez went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oséias Gerber got free with Ronaldo Medeiros in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, Sipo EC's goal looked a bit too open when Bray McJon came free, but Carroll Hathaway reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Sipo EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Antequera came free, but Carroll Hathaway reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernandão Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oséias Gerber to strike the kick off in the second half. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Velloso in the 65th minute of play. If Luisito Antequera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Bogdan Blănaru got a free kick in the 69th minute. When Sipo EC's Noel Velloso in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Montevideo's goalie prevented a goal. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noel Velloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bray McJon in the 76th minute of play forced Sipo EC's goalkeeper Carroll Hathaway to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Olavo Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute of the match Albert Hidegkúti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 84th match minute, Sipo EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Mohamed to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sipo EC's Carroll Hathaway got control of the ball when Luisito Antequera tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Velloso in the 87th minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Montevideo were awarded a corner. Wilson Fernandez went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Wilson Fernandez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carroll Hathaway quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 92 minutes into the game, Américo Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sipo EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montevideo the free kick. In the 92nd match minute, Sipo EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Américo Marinho to maneuver through the defense. The Sipo EC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.