World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Doru Lițu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Lițu in the 6th minute of play forced Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renan Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Messias in the 8th minute. Erwin Huygens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulrico Herzog in the 9th minute of play. Erwin Huygens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leysus Oktavianus in the 11th minute of the match. Renan Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Lițu in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Doru Lițu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renan Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulisses Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The Beatles's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulrico Herzog in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederico Messias. In the 30th minute Frederico Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeca Brodel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Renan Mendes made a huge save. Zeca Brodel kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Matanza and Steelers's keeper Renan Mendes was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Messias in the 34th minute of play forced Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erwin Huygens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Zeca Brodel came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the The Beatles fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zeca Brodel couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Brodel got free with Renan Mendes in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Ulrico Herzog made the kick off in the second half. The Beatles's Zeca Brodel got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Lițu in the 57th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Lucas got free with Erwin Huygens in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erwin Huygens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The Beatles's Hernani Medeiros was substituted for Zeca Brodel. The Beatles made a substitution. Marcos Barral replaced Doru Lițu. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Matanza and Steelers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ulisses Gaspar was slow to take the kick. During this time The Beatles's players had a chance to rest. The Beatles's Erwin Huygens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacek Limanowski during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Matanza and Steelers's Jacek Limanowski got a free kick in the 80th minute. Rômulo Baiano scored 1-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renan Mendes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88thth minute of the game Hernani Medeiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Rômulo Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renan Mendes. Matanza and Steelers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rômulo Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wiliam Peixoto got free with Erwin Huygens in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Renan Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernani Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Beatles's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.