World League

Carlos Bianchi
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Régis Madureira took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Mukenio getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jairo Aurre hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goal looked a bit too open when Régis Madureira came free, but Ismael Gimenez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Klaus-Dieter Scheuch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rolando Chaime sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's goal looked a bit too open when Aziz Akarsu came free, but Renato Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's goalkeeper Renato Vidal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute Deportivo Mukenio were awarded a corner. Mario Hever went to the cornerflag to take it. Mircea Buciuceanu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 20 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Fontes came free, but Ismael Gimenez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Deportivo Mukenio defense, Régis Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Gimenez. The Deportivo Mukenio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Gimenez should have stopped the shot. Renato Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Fontes came free, but Ismael Gimenez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 played minutes ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ got a freekick which was hit by Qu Fan Yang. After 40 played minutes Deportivo Mukenio got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Aurre. Ismael Gimenez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis Madureira in the 41st minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aziz Akarsu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Deportivo Mukenio getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ramon Rius hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aziz Akarsu in the 60th minute of play forced ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's goalkeeper Renato Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Renato Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Akarsu in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Jairo Aurre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renato Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 66th minute of play. With a little luck, Deportivo Mukenio's Ismael Gimenez got control of the ball when Elvio Hibai tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Klaus-Dieter Scheuch hit a great ball. After 87 minutes of play, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Xicu Cuadrado made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Gimenez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Ismael Gimenez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xicu Cuadrado. Ismael Gimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Eustaquio Marques dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.