World League

Arena EDI
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) After 2 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Martins. 4 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ma Lang Liang. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséas Vander in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Gaston Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Oséas Vander came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Dennis Roelfs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Dida Taffarel made a huge save. Lorenzo Mendebal hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Roelfs came free with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dida Taffarel could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Dennis Roelfs sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in EDI MZB's zone, German Cano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvaldo Neto came out of the goal and German Cano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséas Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséas Vander in the 34th minute of the match. If Alfredo Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Roelfs, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when EDI MZB's Hortêncio Mandrak fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 39th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes of play, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! The EDI MZB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Marquês de Herval were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Martins to make the kick off. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Roelfs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Vander in the 60th minute of play. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oséas Vander's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Roelfs in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to EDI MZB getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Magno Gaspar hit a great ball. Osvaldo Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Cano in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, EDI MZB's Oséas Vander got a free kick in the 66th minute. Dorian Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Neto having to interfere. In the 72nd minute Ma Lang Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ma Lang Liang in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dida Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, EDI MZB's Éder Passos got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ma Lang Liang in the 77th minute of play. Marquês de Herval's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Moussa Kabre in the 80th minute. Alfredo Martins was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Alfredo Martins kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 80thth minute. Though ot was a great shot EDI MZB's keeper Osvaldo Neto was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. The crowd rose to their feet as Dorian Moraes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Osvaldo Neto. That made the score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Moraes got free with Osvaldo Neto in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, EDI MZB's Osvaldo Neto got control of the ball when Dorian Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Moraes got free with Osvaldo Neto in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Oséas Vander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dida Taffarel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Marquês de Herval's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.