World League

Estádio Teixeirão
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jerónimo Furtado made the kick off which started today's match. America Futebol Clube SP's Stefan Rasiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 2nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Leopoldo Gaxan sped through America Futebol Clube SP's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stefan Rasiak. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeronimo Rico got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 7th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Stefan Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Koehler came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Rasiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerónimo Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Leukothoe Atsidakos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefan Rasiak was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Edwin van der Sar was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Jeronimo Rico capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jeronimo Rico really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Stefan Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 18th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Stefan Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Jerónimo Furtado sped through America Futebol Clube SP's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stefan Rasiak. Jeronimo Rico's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin van der Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ from getting a goal against them. Stefan Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Szczepanowski in the 28th minute of play. After 28th play minutes Jerónimo Furtado shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Stefan Rasiak and just under the crossbar into goal. If Jeronimo Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Rico in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Leopoldo Gaxan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Rasiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 38 in the game by Jeronimo Rico from a close distance when the talented Edwin van der Sar managed to make a qualified save. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 40th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Stefan Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Gaxan came free, but Stefan Rasiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. America Futebol Clube SP's Jeronimo Rico got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stefan Rasiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeronimo Rico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Koehler in the 53rd minute of play. Jeronimo Rico struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Edwin van der Sar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for America Futebol Clube SP. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Laguna in the 57th minute of play forced Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeronimo Rico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. America Futebol Clube SP made a substitution. Iago Bala replaced Jeronimo Rico. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Xande Solitario was substituted for Leukothoe Atsidakos. America Futebol Clube SP's Carlos Capixaba was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edwin van der Sar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iago Bala in the 72nd minute of play. America Futebol Clube SP's Stefan Rasiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Iago Bala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Xande Solitario took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefan Rasiak. Stefan Rasiak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iago Bala in the 93rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerónimo Furtado in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefan Rasiak saved America Futebol Clube SP from getting behind. The Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.