World League

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Monte Susanin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Catugi FC defense, Monte Susanin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reko Nybacka. The Catugi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reko Nybacka should have stopped the shot. Reko Nybacka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monte Susanin in the 10th minute of the match. Monte Susanin struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Reko Nybacka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Old Boys. The Old Boys's Diamantino Ferrão quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vicente Valladares, made in the 16th minute of the game. Reko Nybacka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Monte Susanin went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Monte Susanin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reko Nybacka. Catugi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monte Susanin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Fabiano Maranhense hit a great ball. Monte Susanin might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reko Nybacka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monte Susanin ran back to his position shaking his head. 庄平战 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reko Nybacka having to interfere. If Monte Susanin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Belkå was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Carlos Alberto Soares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Alberto Soares really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Catugi FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 庄平战 was slow to take the kick. During this time The Old Boys's players had a chance to rest. In the 44th minute, Monte Susanin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reko Nybacka was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The Old Boys's Oskar Törnblom was substituted for Monte Susanin. The Old Boys made a substitution. 杨宁卫 replaced 庄平战. The Old Boys made a substitution. Paulino Sayvion replaced Cemal Palabıyık. Peter Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oskar Törnblom in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reko Nybacka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 62nd minute of play forced The Old Boys's goalkeeper Peter Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko Nybacka acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 64th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Florentino Dolfo. In the 66th minute, Florentino Dolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Old Boys's zone, Carlos Alberto Soares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Belkå came out of the goal and Carlos Alberto Soares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 杨宁卫 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Reko Nybacka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74thth minute of the game Oskar Törnblom who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Belkå was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After 81 minutes of play, Catugi FC's Fabiano Maranhense made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Belkå was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 83 played minutes The Old Boys got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Törnblom. Paulino Sayvion 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. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Catugi FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when 杨宁卫 got free with Reko Nybacka in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 96th match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Törnblom to maneuver through the defense. Walmir Pombal struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Peter Belkå didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catugi FC. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Old Boys eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.