World League

IpiráCity Arena
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dario Alegría made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon got control of the ball when Gustavo Scarpa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute Jose Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toros No in the 12th minute of play. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Vânderson Saa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Alegría in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Alegría in the 29th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, AVAÍ F.C.'s Dario Alegría nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vânderson Saa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vânderson Saa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Sági in the 32nd minute of play. After 37 minutes, George Best mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ and the AVAÍ F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. George Best hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the game, Jose Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marcos Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the match, AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matheus Correia. Vânderson Saa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Alegría in the 45th minute of the match. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alex Sági was slow to take the kick. During this time AVAÍ F.C.'s players had a chance to rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Toros No to strike the kick off in the second half. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Correia in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute Alex Sági shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Saa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toros No in the 56th minute of play. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Vânderson Saa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmyr Salles in the 58th minute of play. In the 68th minute AVAÍ F.C. were awarded a corner. Alex Sági went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalie and right to Rubens Cabral. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 77th minute, Toros No got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Vivaldo Amorim was substituted for Claudinho Rocha. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ made a substitution. Gabriel Martinelli replaced Gustavo Scarpa. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Wambasther Ronaldinho was substituted for Jose Murillo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walmyr Salles in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vânderson Saa saved IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ from getting behind. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Correia in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, AVAÍ F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Innocenzio Corales to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute Toros No shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dario Alegría could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Vânderson Saa made a huge save. Marcos Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matheus Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.