World League

Estádio Iguiporã
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gustavo Sergipano made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loui Lintlav in the 6th minute of play forced IGUIPORÃ FC's goalkeeper Carlos Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jeremias Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's protests and gave Jeremias Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub! In the 14th minute Loui Lintlav shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustavo Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gustavo Sergipano might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ambrosio Goito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Sergipano ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dobrilo Zečević hit a great ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's goalkeeper Ambrosio Goito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto Lintlav in the 23rd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Loui Lintlav had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Carioca. IGUIPORÃ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loui Lintlav was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Dobrilo Zečević hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as IGUIPORÃ FC's Gustavo Sergipano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ambrosio Goito. That made the score 1-1 after 35 minutes of play. Carlos Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loui Lintlav in the 44th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Loui Lintlav made a kick off. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Otto Lintlav in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute of the match MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub got a corner. IGUIPORÃ FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Otto Lintlav ran over to the corner to take the kick. Otto Lintlav made a great header on MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's corner, it was just that IGUIPORÃ FC's Carlos Carioca managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobias Galeno in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Carioca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute, MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's Leonardo Lintlav seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leonardo Lintlav the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leonardo Lintlav had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 56th minute, one of MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub: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 MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub:s Ambrosio Goito showed great skill when he stopped Gabby Batistuta:s penalty. 60 minutes into the game, Loui Lintlav was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IGUIPORÃ FC the free kick. The supporters of IGUIPORÃ FC booed when MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loui Lintlav didn't get a good kick on the ball. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's Loui Lintlav got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, IGUIPORÃ FC's Carlos Carioca got control of the ball when Dobrilo Zečević tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loui Lintlav's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Carioca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Ambrosio Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Adolfo Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Max Rosenly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Carioca having to interfere. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's Ambrosio Goito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Paulo Chaves in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub got a corner. IGUIPORÃ FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Otto Lintlav ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub's Svante Hanmark getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. IGUIPORÃ FC made a substitution. Victor Lira replaced Luiz Paulo Chaves. IGUIPORÃ FC's attentive Gabby Batistuta managed to snatch the ball when Murat Selim Tanuğur made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. IGUIPORÃ FC's Carlos Carioca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save IGUIPORÃ FC from getting a goal against them. IGUIPORÃ FC's Carlos Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobrilo Zečević in the 97th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Dobrilo Zečević in the 97th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MARTHA Rossoneri Boldklub walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.