World League

rebel ARENA
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nistor Sârban started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Nistor Sârban came free, but Cipriano Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erol Suer came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Casper Granqvist. But to his dismay, Casper Granqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's zone, Bartosz Loncki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cipriano Abreu came out of the goal and Bartosz Loncki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erol Suer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Granqvist in the 12th minute of the match. Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Sârban in the 17th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rega Merida CF's zone, Erivaldo Romero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erol Suer came out of the goal and Erivaldo Romero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nistor Sârban in the 24th minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cipriano Abreu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nistor Sârban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. Erol Suer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Romero in the 36th minute of the match. Erol Suer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genílson de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casper Granqvist to make the kick off. Erol Suer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Romero in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nistor Sârban in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cipriano Abreu saved A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 from getting behind. Erol Suer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genílson de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Romero notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Rega Merida CF's Erol Suer. Erol Suer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Zula Nowacki replaced Karol Swiderski. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Damazy Warka replaced Abdulhamit Beycan. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Konrad Knopek replaced Nistor Sârban. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 made a substitution. Luisão Perfumo replaced Jaques Fierro. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Knopek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Constantin Arnăuțescu was slow to take the kick. During this time Rega Merida CF's players had a chance to rest. In the 80th minute, Konrad Knopek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cipriano Abreu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Constantin Arnăuțescu hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jari Jaakkola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Erol Suer made a huge save. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Erivaldo Romero got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Erol Suer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genílson de Amorim. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Knopek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rega Merida CF were furious when Constantin Arnăuțescu was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Jari Jaakkola struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Erol Suer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Rega Merida CF to leave the ground with a draw.