World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 8 minutes, Cheng Chao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turbo Koksy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheng Chao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Chao in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Benedito Domingues hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Caatiba MZC defense, Cheng Chao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ergo Muro. The Caatiba MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ergo Muro should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Chao came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdomiro Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Piekarczyk in the 20th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olgierd Fronczak in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Cheng Chao made a precise shot to the right of Ergo Muro. Caatiba MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 27 minutes into the match, Cheng Chao notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro. Ergo Muro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Caatiba MZC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Turbo Koksy:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in Caatiba MZC's zone, Cheng Chao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergo Muro came out of the goal and Cheng Chao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 37 minutes, Cheng Chao made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute Cheng Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Chao in the 43rd minute of play. After 46 minutes, Cheng Chao made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Turbo Koksy were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Chao in the 54th minute of play. Ergo Muro made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Cheng Chao sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Benedito Domingues in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Turbo Koksy's Jonathan Månsson. After a defensive mix-up in Caatiba MZC's zone, Cheng Chao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergo Muro came out of the goal and Cheng Chao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Turbo Koksy's Cheng Chao ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ergo Muro. Ergo Muro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. In the 86th match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute of the match Lukasz Piekarczyk sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ergo Muro skillfully saved the ball. Cheng Chao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Ergo Muro made a huge save. The Caatiba MZC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Turbo Koksy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.