World League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Agostinho Almeida got the match started through his kick off. Leonard Brack hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mauro Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boleslaw Zawadzki, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Cezary Jajecznica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Eliazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventudes Libertárias were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after MIRA -ŁÓDZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rubinho Loureiro took the corner. Juventudes Libertárias's Gilson Meirelles was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateo Phelipe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by MIRA -ŁÓDZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rubinho Loureiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventudes Libertárias's players had a chance to rest. Juventudes Libertárias's Rubinho Loureiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateo Phelipe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boleslaw Zawadzki in the 15th minute of play. With 19 minutes on the clock, Leonel Faria commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Juventudes Libertárias! Mauro Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezary Jajecznica, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Cezary Jajecznica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MIRA -ŁÓDZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Juventudes Libertárias getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Yu Ying Yang hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Julian Demario tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilson Meirelles during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Ludomil Gargasz was substituted for Julian Demario. In the 38th minute, Gilson Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauro Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Plech, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauro Eliazar came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Zbyszko Plech. But to his dismay, Zbyszko Plech quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The supporters of MIRA -ŁÓDZ booed when Juventudes Libertárias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritvaldis Rau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cezary Jajecznica struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Mauro Eliazar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MIRA -ŁÓDZ. In a very dangerous position, a player in Juventudes Libertárias fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cezary Jajecznica made a kick off. Aleksander Klewinski kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Ritvaldis Rau hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Zbigniew Wielopolski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mauro Eliazar. Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boleslaw Zawadzki. Juventudes Libertárias's Kauan Silveira was substituted for Gilson Meirelles. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Silveira in the 66th minute of play forced MIRA -ŁÓDZ's goalkeeper Mateo Phelipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Agostinho Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Phelipe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszko Plech came free, but Mauro Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Juventudes Libertárias from getting a goal against them. Yu Ying Yang hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cezary Jajecznica got free with Mauro Eliazar in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute Yu Ying Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateo Phelipe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Cezary Jajecznica ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mauro Eliazar. Mauro Eliazar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 85th minute of the match, Cezary Jajecznica got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mauro Eliazar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Zbyszko Plech kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mauro Eliazar. That made the score 0-5 in the 86 minute of play. After a rather tough play, MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Zbigniew Wielopolski got a free kick in the 92nd minute. A collision led to MIRA -ŁÓDZ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Zbyszko Plech hit a great ball. Rubinho Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.