World League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cesare Punta started the match with the kick off. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio Tinoco in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Capivariano F.C. got a corner. Sao Brasola's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mario Ardoin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Capivariano F.C.'s corner Mario Ardoin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Urbano Saturnin quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Egídio Tinoco in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbano Saturnin saved Sao Brasola from getting behind. In the 15th match minute, Sao Brasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arthur Damm to maneuver through the defense. Urbano Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 白奕希 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Tinoco in the 30th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Di Vincenzo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wágner Antunes firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 34th minute, Deng Jian Bing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Nojus Barasa got a free kick in the 41st minute. If 白奕希 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Tinoco in the 47th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sao Brasola players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Capivariano F.C. were winning 0-1.

Leopoldo Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's Deng Jian Bing sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wágner Antunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Joseph Asklöv got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute Egídio Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Joseph Asklöv in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Capivariano F.C.'s Thiago Soberano. Nando Rossi hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Wágner Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Punta in the 65th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egídio Tinoco got free with Urbano Saturnin in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute Egídio Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Joseph Asklöv was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Capivariano F.C. the free kick. After 76 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Asklöv. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Punta in the 80th minute of play forced Capivariano F.C.'s goalkeeper Wágner Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Capivariano F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elia Di Vincenzo came free, but Wágner Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urbano Saturnin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lukas Martinsson went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the game, Capivariano F.C.'s Lukas Martinsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urbano Saturnin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Capivariano F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.