World League

Reino de Valencia
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) After 3 minutes, Gerson Santana made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. SITIO CITY's Zé Gato tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Gerson Santana made a precise shot to the right of Zé Gato. SITIO CITY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 14 minutes into the game, SITIO CITY's Carlos Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robert Bresson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerson Santana in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Gato prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bill Brugmans got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mahmoud Alaba. Zé Gato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, SITIO CITY's Chiquinho Pereira got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SITIO CITY's zone, Gerson Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Gato came out of the goal and Gerson Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Gato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, INTOCABLES 2oo4's Song Guang Zhan got a free kick in the 37th minute. Zé Gato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes SITIO CITY got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Paulista. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibon Duarte got free with Zé Gato in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th match minute, SITIO CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Garcia to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Garcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gerson Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Gato read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match INTOCABLES 2oo4 got a corner. SITIO CITY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ibon Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ibon Duarte made a great header on INTOCABLES 2oo4's corner, it was just that SITIO CITY's Zé Gato managed to reach the ball for a save. Zé Gato didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerson Santana went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Zé Gato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Xing Ting in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind SITIO CITY's goalkeeper Zé Gato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SITIO CITY made a substitution. Pierre-Paul Swin replaced Chiquinho Pereira. INTOCABLES 2oo4 made a substitution. Manoj Espinosa replaced Gerson Santana. Zé Gato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaitz Bartumeu, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Robert Bresson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Carvalho. When SITIO CITY's Luís Carvalho, in the 78th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for SITIO CITY. SITIO CITY's Zé Gato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhuang Xing Ting in the 84th minute of play. After 92 played minutes SITIO CITY got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Dalman. 93 minutes into the game, Lenílson Siqueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Zé Gato was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. INTOCABLES 2oo4 fully deserved thier win.