World League

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Alfredo Quirce started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Alfredo Quirce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nilson Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Quirce in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Venancio Sotero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuervos Galácticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Quirce in the 16th minute of play. After 17 minutes, Perivaldo Salles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palmeiras and the Cuervos Galácticos players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cuervos Galácticos booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perivaldo Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Quirce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Nilson Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Alfredo Quirce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nilson Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dávid Kárpáti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basílio do Valle in the 23rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Carlos Fernando Aparecido in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cuervos Galácticos's Alonso Correa. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Guifre in the 27th minute of play. Décio Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Quirce in the 31st minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Décio Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Gavino Guifre put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Nilson Dracena. After having played for 39 minutes, Alfredo Quirce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuervos Galácticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Quirce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dávid Kárpáti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basílio do Valle in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cuervos Galácticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christiano Baiano was slow to take the kick. During this time SE Palmeiras's players had a chance to rest. Cuervos Galácticos's attentive Alonso Correa managed to snatch the ball when Carlos Fernando Aparecido made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basílio do Valle to make the kick off. Nilson Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Guifre, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of SE Palmeiras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cuervos Galácticos:s goal. SE Palmeiras:s Nilson Dracena showed great skill when he stopped Alfredo Quirce:s penalty. 54 minutes into the game, Décio Peixoto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SE Palmeiras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuervos Galácticos the free kick. After a rather tough play, SE Palmeiras's Décio Peixoto got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Quirce got free with Nilson Dracena in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Manex in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Cuervos Galácticos's Gavino Guifre dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Cuervos Galácticos's Felix Ixona was substituted for Joaquin Ranolfo. In the 65th minute, Ian Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Alfredo Quirce put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Nilson Dracena. Alfredo Quirce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Quirce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Quirce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilson Dracena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Genaro Donzel during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes Cuervos Galácticos got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Donzel. Nilson Dracena was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredo Quirce showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 80 minute of play. Alfredo Quirce in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nilson Dracena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 87th minute, Genaro Donzel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Dracena was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. If Alfredo Quirce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Cuervos Galácticos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SE Palmeiras throughout the match.