World League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira 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 7 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Hans Doss. In the 19th match minute, Mercado Paulista F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svein Steffensen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dong Xi Xiong in the 23rd minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Marino made in the 30th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dong Xi Xiong however managed to control. Franco Sampler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dong Xi Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd 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.

Mercado Paulista F.C made a substitution. Kent Lindberg replaced Dong Xi Xiong. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kent Lindberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Acácio Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mercado Paulista F.C's Franco Sampler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 55th minute of play. Mercado Paulista F.C's Victoriano Escobar was substituted for Ambrosio Ostadar. Mercado Paulista F.C's Ahmet Hasan Turan was substituted for Rikard Nordin. Cristo Serapio hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. AC Batán made a substitution. Cristoforo Di Ruscio replaced José Carlos da Silveira. AC Batán's Zdzislaw Ledochowski was substituted for Lautaro Martinez. A sloppy throw-in by Svein Steffensen in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Batán's Cido Cardozo. In the 83rd minute of the game Svein Steffensen made a throw-in which Kent Lindberg played forward. 95 minutes in the game Ubaldo Afonso did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cido Cardozo. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.