World League

Morumbis
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dirk Snabl made the kick off and thus started the match. Siro Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaya Sow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siro Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dirk Snabl's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Tiago Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Argoitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiago Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Abella in the 10th minute of the match. Siro Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Crispín, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a little luck, CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro got control of the ball when Dirk Snabl tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute São Paulo F.C. were awarded a corner. Yaya Sow went to the cornerflag to take it. São Paulo F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yaya Sow in the 17th minute. The corner led to São Paulo F.C.'s Marco Llorienzo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Siro Cordeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dirk Snabl in the 20th minute. Wanderson Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Siro Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dirk Snabl in the 23rd minute of play. São Paulo F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yaya Sow in the 24th minute. Marco Llorienzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dirk Snabl. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by CENTAURO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yaya Sow was slow to take the kick. During this time São Paulo F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Yaya Sow made a great header on São Paulo F.C.'s corner, it was just that CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro managed to reach the ball for a save. A hard shot 42 in the game by Dirk Snabl from a close distance when the talented Siro Cordeiro managed to make a qualified save. CENTAURO's players were relieved. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Abella was the one to do the kick off. Siro Cordeiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when São Paulo F.C.'s Ronaldo Crispín shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Dirk Snabl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siro Cordeiro was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After some careless play in the CENTAURO defense, Dirk Snabl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siro Cordeiro. The CENTAURO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siro Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. Ronaldo Crispín fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siro Cordeiro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaya Sow in the 71st minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirk Snabl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siro Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dirk Snabl in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Gogo Hanot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiago Godoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Ronaldo Crispín fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siro Cordeiro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaya Sow in the 92nd minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siro Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Snabl, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. São Paulo F.C. had played much better football throughout.