World League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Arlindo Guedes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Chaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Paulista in the 4th minute of play. Murilo Lucas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Adrien Tanneau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Antônio Carlos Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Rusev in the 25th minute of the match. Murilo Lucas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Adrien Tanneau made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Chaine came free, but Arlindo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Rafail Rusev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Chaine in the 48th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guillaume Chaine to make the kick off. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Oğuzkan Kamuran hit a great ball. In the 58th match minute, Valette Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre-Antoine Landemaine to maneuver through the defense. Pierre-Antoine Landemaine kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Rafail Rusev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arlindo Guedes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute Valette Stars were awarded a corner. Maurice Crochard went to the cornerflag to take it. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Rafail Rusev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arlindo Guedes. Rafail Rusev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. AF CERRADO's Dennis Contaldi was substituted for Róbson Bittencourt. The AF CERRADO fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when AF CERRADO's Murilo Lucas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Lucas in the 79th minute of play. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Lucas in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AF CERRADO's zone, Rafail Rusev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Guedes came out of the goal and Rafail Rusev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute Valette Stars were awarded a corner. Maurice Crochard went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Oğuzkan Kamuran managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafail Rusev in the 93rd minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.