World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Martijn August started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn August in the 6th minute of the match. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Dan Kjellman notched a goal, 0-1, 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. 13 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Kjellman came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caatiba MZC were furious when Gaby Milito was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 20th minute, one of Caatiba MZC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Caatiba MZC. Ergo Muro came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bal op het Dak's Dan Kjellman. But to his dismay, Dan Kjellman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 30 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Martijn August came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Dan Kjellman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ergo Muro. Caatiba MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dan Kjellman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn August in the 36th minute of the match. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Kjellman in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Dan Kjellman 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. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Kjellman in the 42nd minute of the match. Martijn August recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half FC Bal op het Dak were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

FC Bal op het Dak's Joop Meder was substituted for Shaq Francis. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niceto Ihazintu was the one to do the kick off. Ergo Muro made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Iwan Valentijn sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute FC Bal op het Dak were awarded a corner. Marick Brunt went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Bal op het Dak's corner Marick Brunt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ergo Muro quite easily take care of the ball. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Mendes in the 63rd minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Valentijn in the 65th minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Kjellman in the 69th minute of play. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 79th minute, but Ergo Muro got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Caatiba MZC hanging dry this time. Iwan Valentijn took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ergo Muro. Ergo Muro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. FC Bal op het Dak's Eddy Neijsen was substituted for Válbson Almeida. In the 91st match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Garofalis to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over FC Bal op het Dak could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Caatiba MZC throughout the match.