World League

Carminati
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edson Ribeiro made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arjen Robben in the 10th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Inguma in the 11th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Meulman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 17th minute of play. After 19 minutes Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edson Ribeiro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Edson Ribeiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rudolf Meulman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 25th minute Luisito Nesor 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. If Eleuterio Gaztea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's zone, Lucrețiu Grigore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudolf Meulman came out of the goal and Lucrețiu Grigore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 37 in the game by Pranas Užkuraitis from a close distance when the talented Geovanildo Silva managed to make a qualified save. Grêmio Prudente's players were relieved. Rudolf Meulman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Ribeiro in the 38th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Grêmio Prudente defense, Rigoberto Inguma kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovanildo Silva. The Grêmio Prudente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovanildo Silva should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pranas Užkuraitis got free with Geovanildo Silva in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pranas Užkuraitis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Geovanildo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Inguma, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's goalkeeper Rudolf Meulman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eleuterio Gaztea. Eleuterio Gaztea in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rudolf Meulman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rudolf Meulman 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 67th minute. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edson Ribeiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio Prudente's players had a chance to rest. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Inguma in the 70th minute of play. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Inguma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mo Wei Xing charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mo Wei Xing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 74 minutes into the game, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Pranas Užkuraitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geovanildo Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 79th minute, Rigoberto Inguma ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanildo Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Geovanildo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Nesor in the 84th minute of the match. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Inguma in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Nicolas Satordi 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. Lucrețiu Grigore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gomesano Gatica in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Mo Wei Xing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute of the match Carmelo Gorka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geovanildo Silva skillfully saved the ball. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grêmio Prudente's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carmelo Gorka was slow to take the kick. During this time Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's players had a chance to rest. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca were victorious despite being under pressure from Grêmio Prudente for much of the match.