World League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vinicio Bermudo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Guararapes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinicio Bermudo to maneuver through the defense. Bernardo lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Romeu Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinicio Bermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Guararapes's Romeu Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 14th minute of play. Guararapes's Romeu Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo lago in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Guararapes's goal looked a bit too open when Jerónimo Furtado came free, but Romeu Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guararapes's Romeu Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Nuno do Nascimento 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. Lourenço Gomes hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Nuno do Nascimento 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 0-1. After 33 minutes of play, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Jerónimo Furtado made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu Guedes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Bermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ragıp Işık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinicio Bermudo in the 45th minute of play. Leopoldo Gaxan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

50 minutes into the match, Bernardo lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romeu Guedes. Guararapes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno do Nascimento 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. After 59 played minutes Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ got a freekick which was hit by Jerónimo Furtado. Romeu Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 66th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Guararapes's goal looked a bit too open when Horia Taşcu came free, but Romeu Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeu Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leukothoe Atsidakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Romeu Guedes came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Leopoldo Gaxan. But to his dismay, Leopoldo Gaxan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. If Bernardo lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diogo Alagoano who took care of the corner kick. In the 90th minute, Witalis Konopka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeu Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Solitario in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Guararapes's Carter Monticelli got a free kick in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piara Bue in the 94th minute of play forced Guararapes's goalkeeper Romeu Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.