World League

Baez Monumental
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Thalis Papazisis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horacio Jesus Carvallo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute, Leandro Soares made a precise shot to the right of Horacio Jesus Carvallo. Baez FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With his leg Taco Uebels managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Baez FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Róbson Rossi hit a great ball. Fc Benefica's Taco Uebels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Danilo Zárate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Uebels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Jesus Carvallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Zhen Feng in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Taco Uebels, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Soares in the 42nd minute of the match. Leandro Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Taco Uebels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Horacio Jesus Carvallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Soares in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Leandro Soares made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Danilo Zárate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Uebels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Soares got free with Horacio Jesus Carvallo in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horacio Jesus Carvallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 55th minute. Filip Balonek hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Taco Uebels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Zárate in the 60th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Zhen Feng came free, but Taco Uebels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Zhen Feng in the 68th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taco Uebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Zhen Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Ni Zhen Feng notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Fc Benefica's Taco Uebels. Taco Uebels was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Taco Uebels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Zárate, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Taco Uebels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Zárate in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Baez FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Balonek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 95th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.