World League

Arena Prudente
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Renato Saraiva made the kick off which started today's match. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Edson Ribeiro sped through Galo do Japi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronaldo Giovanelli. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gomesano Gatica, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli got control of the ball when Edson Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovanildo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Edson Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldo Giovanelli. Galo do Japi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edson Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 20 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Grigore came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Santana in the 21st minute of play. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cafu Ringaa in the 23rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermenegildo Pádua during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Grêmio Prudente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermenegildo Pádua to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 30th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cafu Ringaa in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovanildo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléberson Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Grêmio Prudente's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Santana came free, but Geovanildo Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Santana in the 40th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Edson Ribeiro made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Grigore came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Grêmio Prudente's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cléberson Lara fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Paulo Renato Saraiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th play minute Sokratis Krak came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Geovanildo Silva. 2-1. In the 68th minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio Prudente from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 76th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Strömberg in the 79th minute of play. If Eleuterio Gaztea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Ribeiro in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 minutes, Cléberson Lara made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 89 minutes, César dos Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galo do Japi and the Grêmio Prudente players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to Grêmio Prudente getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Pedro Augusto Sena hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Galo do Japi's Cafu Ringaa tried to score from far away in the 94th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 96th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Galo do Japi players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Grêmio Prudente from taking control. The game ends in a draw.