World League

Estádio Abatedouro
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christos Triantafyllou took the kick off in the first half of the match. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilton Fontes in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 7th minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Aloísio Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Matadores FC's Nilton Fontes got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Granate's Christos Triantafyllou made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aloísio Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the game, Jaakko Ramstadius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aloísio Abreu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the game, Inácio Vasconcelos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matadores FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granate the free kick. Rogério Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaakko Ramstadius in the 18th minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Aloísio Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilton Fontes took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Palmquist. Jonathan Palmquist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Rogério Carneiro's late challenge caught a Granate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogério Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes Matadores FC got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Carneiro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christos Triantafyllou in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aloísio Abreu saved Matadores FC from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Syaiful Abidin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nilton Fontes hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Matadores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Ramstadius came free, but Aloísio Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaakko Ramstadius took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Abreu. Aloísio Abreu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 39 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Fontes came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Christos Triantafyllou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aloísio Abreu was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Válbson Sarmento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jonathan Palmquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Granate's Sebastian Dominic got a free kick in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nilton Fontes to make the kick off. Nilton Fontes hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Matadores FC's Aloísio Abreu got control of the ball when Christos Triantafyllou tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christos Triantafyllou in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aloísio Abreu saved Matadores FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaakko Ramstadius in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aloísio Abreu saved Matadores FC from getting behind. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Sarmento in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Fontes came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Fontes came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Usko Ruuttu charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Usko Ruuttu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Usko Ruuttu hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Jaakko Ramstadius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Carneiro in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Válbson Sarmento came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Matadores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Ramstadius came free, but Aloísio Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaakko Ramstadius took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Abreu. Aloísio Abreu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Matadores FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Usko Ruuttu was slow to take the kick. During this time Granate's players had a chance to rest. Jonathan Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaakko Ramstadius in the 92nd minute of play forced Matadores FC's goalkeeper Aloísio Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Fontes in the 93rd minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Granate had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.