World League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jeronimo Rico made the kick off which started today's match. Stefan Rasiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leukothoe Atsidakos in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute, Arthur Laguna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Rico in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jeronimo Rico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edwin van der Sar was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Stefan Rasiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 15th minute. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Rico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 18th minute of play. Arthur Laguna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Rico in the 28th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Rico in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Jerónimo Furtado 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. 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 41st minute of play. If Jeronimo Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute Jeronimo Rico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Leukothoe Atsidakos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Rasiak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerónimo Furtado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeronimo Rico got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 Leukothoe Atsidakos in the 66th minute of play. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Xande Solitario was substituted for Leukothoe Atsidakos. After taking down the ball on Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's corner Piara Bue fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stefan Rasiak quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Gaspar Ibon got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Iago Bala struck a weak shot in the 83rd 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. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th 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 Bernardo lago in the 89th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Iago Bala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edwin van der Sar was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's Iago Bala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 Arthur Laguna in the 96th minute of play. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing America Futebol Clube SP to leave the ground with a draw.