World League

Estádio Veneciano
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurinho Mendonça made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Maurinho Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Claretiano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norino Tostado in the 10th minute of play forced Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper Robinho de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper Robinho de Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Dino Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birila Graña was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Norino Tostado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robinho de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes, Taka Pika mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nova Venécia-ES and the Claretiano FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luís Gustavo Botelho might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Birila Graña. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Gustavo Botelho ran back to his position shaking his head. Birila Graña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Maurinho Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birila Graña showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natã Quintal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Maurinho Mendonça made a precise shot to the right of Robinho de Salles. Nova Venécia-ES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Maurinho Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robinho de Salles was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 70thth minute of the game Maurinho Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Favila Ribadas charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Favila Ribadas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Claretiano FC's Benigno Viñal was substituted for Norino Tostado. Claretiano FC's Gelacio Salceda was substituted for Qu Lei Chang. In the 74th minute, Favila Ribadas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birila Graña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natã Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Nova Venécia-ES from getting a goal against them. Leonel Paranaense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Birila Graña tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Mendonça in the 82nd minute of play. Robinho de Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Mendonça in the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurinho Mendonça in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robinho de Salles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Birila Graña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th match minute, Claretiano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harkaitz Xavalera to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle went the supporters of Claretiano FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Nova Venécia-ES side.