World League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Taaniel Hill started the match with the kick off. Santiago Nataniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 17th minute, Taaniel Hill ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Giovanelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Paulo Renato Saraiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Galo do Japi's zone, Taaniel Hill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldo Giovanelli came out of the goal and Taaniel Hill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerard Pique made in the 30th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Taaniel Hill. Santiago Nataniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute Brown Puerto Madryn were awarded a corner. Eleuterio Sedeni went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Cafu Ringaa hit a great 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 Taaniel Hill in the 42nd minute of play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Santana was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Paulo Renato Saraiva hit a great ball. Santiago Nataniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauan Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Pál Dömötör sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santiago Nataniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Demir in the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ahmet Demir hit a great ball. Brown Puerto Madryn made a substitution. Gerd Treial replaced Muharrem Duman. Ahmet Demir kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 77th minute Cauan Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Nataniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Nataniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Drake in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronaldo Giovanelli saved Galo do Japi from getting behind. After 89 played minutes Brown Puerto Madryn got a freekick which was hit by Gerd Treial. Carlos Santana struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Santiago Nataniel 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. Ronaldo Giovanelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladislao Salvidor's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute Gerd Treial 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. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Ahmet Demir got a free kick in the 95th minute.