World League

Academy Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zeus Müller kicked off to start the match. Amado Leite hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Almiro Benevides didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zeus Müller went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zeus Müller in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almiro Benevides saved Stars Academy from getting behind. 10 minutes into the game, Zeus Müller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Almiro Benevides was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute Faas Romário shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Benevides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Zeus Müller left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hartmann Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Almiro Benevides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faas Romário, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jefferson Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Homero Brochado in the 24th minute of the match. Almiro Benevides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faas Romário in the 25th minute of play. Almiro Benevides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeus Müller, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Almiro Benevides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faas Romário, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Rosado in the 28th minute of play forced Stars Academy's goalkeeper Almiro Benevides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faas Romário scored 0-5 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Almiro Benevides, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, Wiktor Askelöf notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Stars Academy's Almiro Benevides. Almiro Benevides was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stars Academy's Almiro Benevides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeus Müller in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Faas Romário shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Benevides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almiro Benevides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faas Romário, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stars Academy's goalkeeper Almiro Benevides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-6 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 Amado Leite to strike the kick off in the second half. Abílio Barata was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stars Academy's zone, Anselmo Rosado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almiro Benevides came out of the goal and Anselmo Rosado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Almiro Benevides made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faas Romário in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, Faas Romário reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Almiro Benevides. The goal made the score 0-7. Faas Romário could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Almiro Benevides made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faas Romário in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almiro Benevides prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Almiro Benevides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faas Romário in the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Stars Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Zeus Müller came free, but Almiro Benevides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almiro Benevides made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Faas Romário sent off a good shot on target. Svante Magnusson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Almiro Benevides made a huge save. 74 minutes into the game, Alexandre Infante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stars Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hartmann Futebol Clube the free kick. After 74 played minutes Stars Academy got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Infante. 77 minutes into the match, Faas Romário dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Almiro Benevides, 0-9. After some careless play in the Stars Academy defense, Faas Romário kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Almiro Benevides. The Stars Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Almiro Benevides should have stopped the shot. Almiro Benevides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeus Müller in the 85th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Stars Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Rosado came free, but Almiro Benevides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almiro Benevides didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 93rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-11.