World League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 7804 (Terracing: 5854, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Renato Saraiva got the match started through his kick off. César dos Santos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Santana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandros Iordanidis. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Cupșa in the 9th minute of the match. Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Zhao Xun Jun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ronaldo Giovanelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Belmiro Caca-Rato thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Ronaldo Giovanelli, a very annoying self made goal in the 20th minute which led to 1-1. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Demis Grigoriadis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 26th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cléberson Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by RO Army V55's Vinícius Junior. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olcay Bozkurt in the 31st minute of play. If Iosif Cupșa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Paulo Renato Saraiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandros Iordanidis was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandros Iordanidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iosif Cupșa in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronaldo Giovanelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 47th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Cupșa, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Zhao Xun Jun's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Ronaldo Giovanelli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olcay Bozkurt didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olcay Bozkurt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandros Iordanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 64th minute of the match. RO Army V55's Alexandros Iordanidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Galo do Japi were awarded a corner. Cafu Ringaa went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Galo do Japi's corner Cléberson Lara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexandros Iordanidis quite easily take care of the ball. Sokratis Krak struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Alexandros Iordanidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galo do Japi. 73 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Sokratis Krak came free, but Alexandros Iordanidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by RO Army V55's Vinícius Junior. But to his dismay, Vinícius Junior quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgardo Ugutz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sokratis Krak made in the 83rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Paulo Renato Saraiva immediately put the ball in play. 84 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Sokratis Krak came free, but Alexandros Iordanidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinícius Junior didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Sokratis Krak came free, but Alexandros Iordanidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Cupșa in the 90th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vinícius Junior. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Ringaa in the 94th minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Alexandros Iordanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Paulo Renato Saraiva made a precise shot to the right of Alexandros Iordanidis. RO Army V55's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.