World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Ingmar Wiman made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Nickolai Skivild came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolai Skivild, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justo Mano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolai Skivild, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Kristoffer Martinsson made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ronaldo Simão sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingmar Wiman in the 17th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute of the match, Nestor Batista tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kristoffer Martinsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kristoffer Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Simão got free with Kristoffer Martinsson in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kristoffer Martinsson made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jimeno Henric sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute of the match └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ got a corner. Deportivo Empate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nestor Batista ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jimeno Henric's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristoffer Martinsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gong Zhan Chen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kristoffer Martinsson. The goal made the score 1-0. Deportivo Empate's Kristoffer Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 41st minute of play. Kristoffer Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute Gong Zhan Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristoffer Martinsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Benet Hierro. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jimeno Henric was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 51st minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Kristoffer Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Cauã Trevisan hit a great ball. Deportivo Empate's Kristoffer Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Laguna in the 65th minute of play. Kristoffer Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Empate made a substitution. Fortun Abadia replaced Evrosi Kalmushki. 73 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Kristoffer Martinsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Nickolai Skivild managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Empate's supporters rose to their feet, but Nickolai Skivild was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Rossi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kristoffer Martinsson 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 78th minute. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behe Abarca in the 80th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s zone, Dagoberto Abarca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal and Dagoberto Abarca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 85th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Kristoffer Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi got control of the ball when Ingmar Wiman tried to sneak it across the goal line. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.