World League

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 8465 (Terracing: 6350, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordon Harkin in the 7th minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Sidney Motta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berenguer Anda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Cheng Guo Rong made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 14th minute of play forced ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s goalkeeper Cheng Guo Rong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nathaniel Burnett in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cheng Guo Rong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sidney Motta came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Gordon Harkin. But to his dismay, Gordon Harkin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cheng Guo Rong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Burnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Balbuena made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nathaniel Burnett immediately put the ball in play. ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Cheng Guo Rong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 41st minute of play. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gordon Harkin in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Nathaniel Burnett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imbituba - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Nathaniel Burnett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheng Guo Rong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Imbituba - FSCMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Nathaniel Burnett made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match, Teyo Macorra got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sidney Motta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gordon Harkin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Cheng Guo Rong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Burnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Válbson Pimenta was substituted for Berenguer Anda. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Greg Drysdale was substituted for Nathaniel Burnett. In the 73rd minute Imbituba - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Pedro Luís Fonseca went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Tostão Trigo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The supporters of ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ booed when Imbituba - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ezequiel Nunes, 76 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Sidney Motta was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Quinton Lastras capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Quinton Lastras really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Mambru Tarapiella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Sidney Motta made a huge save. Válbson Pimenta might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cheng Guo Rong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Válbson Pimenta ran back to his position shaking his head. Sidney Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinton Lastras, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Gordon Harkins short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Sidney Motta to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 92 minutes into the match, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luís Fonseca came free, but Cheng Guo Rong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Sidney Motta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gordon Harkin. The ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.