World League

Arena Prudente
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edson Ribeiro got the match started through his kick off. In the 11th minute, Davi Dal Bello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dal 3ello fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Geovanildo Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davi Dal Bello in the 14th minute of play. Davi Dal Bello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geovanildo Silva having to make a save. In the 17th minute Davi Dal Bello 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 Davi Dal Bello in the 25th minute of the match. Dal 3ello's Igor Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gomesano Gatica in the 26th minute of play. After 27 minutes of play, Dal 3ello's Davi Dal Bello made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geovanildo Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gomesano Gatica in the 30th minute of play. Igor Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edson Ribeiro in the 31st minute. 31 minutes into the match, Dal 3ello's goalkeeper Igor Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edson Ribeiro. Geovanildo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Dal Bello, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Igor Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 45th minute of play. Igor Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Edson Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Dal Bello made a kick off. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio Prudente from getting a goal against them. Igor Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Ribeiro in the 56th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Dal 3ello got a corner. Grêmio Prudente's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Diogo Dal Bello ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lucrețiu Grigore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Taffarel having to interfere. A collision led to Grêmio Prudente getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hermenegildo Pádua hit a great ball. Dal 3ello's Felipe Dal Bello was substituted for Davi Dal Bello. After 63 played minutes Grêmio Prudente got a freekick which was hit by Hermenegildo Pádua. 69 minutes into the game, Felipe Dal Bello lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Geovanildo Silva. Acácio Magalhãess short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Geovanildo Silva to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Dal Bello in the 73rd minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanildo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Magalhães in the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Acácio Magalhães in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovanildo Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Geovanildo Silva managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Dal 3ello's Acácio Magalhães fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 80th minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Grigore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Dal Bello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Geovanildo Silva made a huge save. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gomesano Gatica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Grêmio Prudente getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Eleuterio Gaztea hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Felipe Dal Bello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dal 3ello's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Dal Bello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovanildo Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dal 3ello had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.