World League

Arena do Trovão
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Rashad Bartlett took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for 彭树邦 to make any attempt to save it. Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's Hamílton de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Piţurcă came free, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 彭树邦 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gernando Pernambucano in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the Emerald defense, Rashad Bartlett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 彭树邦. The Emerald fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 彭树邦 should have stopped the shot. The throw-in from Eduard Iacobescu in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Emerald's Ioan Logofătu. 25 minutes into the game, Fabinho Cabral threw the ball into play from the sideline. Emerald's Ioan Logofătu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Eduard Iacobescu hit a great ball. Karl Martin Bell Burnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Piţurcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 32nd minute of play forced Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Karl Martin Bell Burnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Pernambucano kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 彭树邦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rashad Bartlett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Piţurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Emerald's Ioan Logofătu got a free kick in the 41st minute. The long shot by Hortêncio Donatello in the 42nd minute really tested 彭树邦's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Emerald's 彭树邦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton de Medeiros in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 45th minute of play forced Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Karl Martin Bell Burnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Emerald booed when Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Beltxe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso defense, Victor Piţurcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Martin Bell Burnell. The Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Martin Bell Burnell should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Piţurcă to strike the kick off in the second half. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Piţurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Fabinho Cabral in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Emerald's Ioan Logofătu. If Victor Piţurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 69 minutes into the match, Victor Piţurcă notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's Karl Martin Bell Burnell. Karl Martin Bell Burnell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso made a substitution. Ethan Rushmere replaced Hamílton de Medeiros. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Donatello in the 77th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper 彭树邦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Victor Piţurcă kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karl Martin Bell Burnell. That made the score 2-3 in the 82 minute of play. If Victor Piţurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Karl Martin Bell Burnell successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 95th minute of play forced Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Karl Martin Bell Burnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Silvinho Meira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liga Esporte Paulo Afonso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.