World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gong Zhan Chen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, Esmeralda AFC's David Banegas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arlindo Rossi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrew Dalli took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arlindo Rossi. Arlindo Rossi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Zhan Chen got free with Danijel Subašić in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli. But to his dismay, Andrew Dalli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Devidatta Vendetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when David Banegas came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrew Dalli in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Rossi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute of the match Esmeralda AFC got a corner. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Devidatta Vendetta ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Banegas in the 27th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Esmeralda AFC's David Banegas. But to his dismay, David Banegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Gong Zhan Chen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Danijel Subašić made a huge save. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Dalli in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Loïc Le Meur got a free kick in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrew Dalli in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Rossi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Jimeno Esquipula kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd match minute, Esmeralda AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zülfü Sungur to maneuver through the defense. Danijel Subašić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Batista in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Danijel Subašić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Esmeralda AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nestor Batista was slow to take the kick. During this time └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s players had a chance to rest. In the 65th minute, Ronaldo Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Danijel Subašić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Danijel Subašić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 72nd minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Danijel Subašić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Andrew Dalli fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arlindo Rossi, passed just outside the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Arlindo Rossi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Dalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista got a free kick in the 84th minute. 95 minutes into the game, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Ronaldo Simão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Danijel Subašić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4.