World League

Estádio dos Índios
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roch Felenak made the kick off which started today's match. The throw-in from Sílvio Cavalcante in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Pointe Courte's Josué Pagueguy. 8 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiaguinho Correia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, La Pointe Courte's Gao Yang Yan got control of the ball when Dagoberto Dracena tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, La Pointe Courte's Gao Yang Yan got control of the ball when Dagoberto Dracena tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trindade Atlético Club's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. La Pointe Courte's Gao Yang Yan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dagoberto Dracena in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Trindade Atlético Club's goal looked a bit too open when Roch Felenak came free, but Tiaguinho Correia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roch Felenak in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiaguinho Correia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Roch Felenak came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the La Pointe Courte 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 Roch Felenak couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Dagoberto Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gao Yang Yan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiaguinho Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Felenak, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Roch Felenak put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tiaguinho Correia. In the 57th minute Dagoberto Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gao Yang Yan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trindade Atlético Club's Falcão de Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. La Pointe Courte's Gilbert Thellier was substituted for Alain Girault. Trindade Atlético Club made a substitution. Róbson Couto replaced Dagoberto Dracena. Fulgencio Rius hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Yves Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La Pointe Courte walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.