World League

Taquarão
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Breno Loyola started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Emanuel Zbârnea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LIVIUS UNITED MLS and the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emanuel Zbârnea hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Leonid Afteni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Clube Atl. Taquaritinga got a freekick which was hit by Breno Loyola. In the 9th match minute, LIVIUS UNITED MLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aydın Bilgiç to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Clube Atl. Taquaritinga got a corner. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Varban Pavlikyanov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Zeng Chang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yanick Knecht quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Haroldo Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Afteni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Leonid Afteni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haroldo Dante narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. George Catry hit a great ball. Marcu Iosub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zeng Chang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Zeng Chang got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcu Iosub was the one to do the kick off. Marcu Iosub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haroldo Dante having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, LIVIUS UNITED MLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Doinaș to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Varban Pavlikyanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yanick Knecht came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Clube Atl. Taquaritinga reached it. In the 68th match minute, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arthur Queraria to maneuver through the defense. Breno Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Loyola in the 80th minute of play. Haroldo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aydın Bilgiç in the 88th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.