World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Lebron kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Stig-Arne Deckberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niceto Ihazintu got free with Safet Hands in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 7 played minutes Caatiba MZC got a freekick which was hit by Hector Garofalis. 8 minutes into the game, Norrlands Athen's Filcho Slivkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ergo Muro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute, Jorge Henrique reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Safet Hands. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 22nd minute Måns Sandberg 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Lebron in the 26th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Safet Hands had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niceto Ihazintu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Sandberg in the 36th 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 Måns Sandberg in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Lebron in the 39th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Lebron in the 41st minute of the match. The Caatiba MZC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Norrlands Athen were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Niceto Ihazintu made the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute, Jorge Henrique hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Jorge Henrique hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Huang Fei Ting's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ergo Muro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Lebron in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 81st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Filcho Slivkov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calle Bergfelt in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. After 94 minutes, Gaby Milito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caatiba MZC and the Norrlands Athen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Norrlands Athen's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.