World League

Mirabela
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Luiz Soeiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, F. C. Solitario's goalkeeper Cláudio-André Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elano Rezende. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Soeiro got free with Cláudio-André Taffarel in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute Ernest Legg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Agnaldo Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Paulo Romero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Vollmar went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Cláudio-André Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Soeiro in the 17th minute. Cláudio-André Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Negri in the 24th minute of play. João Pedro Nogueira's late challenge caught a F. C. Solitario's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Pedro Nogueira helped the player get up and apologised. Ernest Legg scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Paulo Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, F. C. Solitario's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Rezende came free, but Cláudio-André Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Gaitano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Vollmar came free, but José Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F. C. Solitario's Thomas Vollmar managed to work through ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Thomas Vollmar dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Baltazar Schmidt was substituted for Antônio Carlos da Fonseca. José Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domenico Marchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ernest Legg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of José Paulo Romero when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 59 minutes F. C. Solitario's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elano Rezende who took care of the corner kick. In the 63rd match minute, F. C. Solitario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domenico Marchetti to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio-André Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Gaitano in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Paulo Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. José Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Legg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goalkeeper José Paulo Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas Vollmar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Urbano in the 74th minute of play forced F. C. Solitario's goalkeeper Cláudio-André Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Costa in the 75th minute of play forced F. C. Solitario's goalkeeper Cláudio-André Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F. C. Solitario's Cláudio-André Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelinho Costa in the 78th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Celso Gaitano managed to get in a good position for a shot. F. C. Solitario's supporters rose to their feet, but Celso Gaitano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paulo Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Paulo Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Gaitano in the 87th minute. F. C. Solitario's Cláudio-André Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Váldson Urbano in the 92nd minute of play. F. C. Solitario's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.