World League

Red Dead Arena
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gugu de Mendonça kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Arthur Morgan´s Club's zone, Gugu de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Buinton came out of the goal and Gugu de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Road To Glory's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Clodoveo Feliz scored to the left of an out of position Ariel Venerando, making the score, 1-0. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodoveo Feliz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Egon Markusson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Venerando made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Jonathan Calleri sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute of the match, Jonathan Calleri got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ariel Venerando was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jonathan Calleri scored 3-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Venerando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bernt Collin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ariel Venerando came out and tried to block the shot, but Bernt Collin slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 25th minute. Samuel Buinton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu de Mendonça in the 34th minute of play. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernt Collin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th match minute, Arthur Morgan´s Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Mergildo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Road To Glory's Leonardo Gaspard got a free kick in the 41st minute. Gao Xing Zhen was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gao Xing Zhen hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goalkeeper Ariel Venerando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celestino Ruy. A collision led to Arthur Morgan´s Club getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Lucas Harkaitz hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Calleri to make the kick off. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodoveo Feliz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clodoveo Feliz, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Asso Kraav hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Leonardo Gaspard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Collin in the 61st minute of play forced Road To Glory's goalkeeper Ariel Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Abeita kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Ariel Venerando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Collin in the 68th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arthur Morgan´s Club's zone, Gugu de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Buinton came out of the goal and Gugu de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arthur Morgan´s Club's Maximino Vela was substituted for Clodoveo Feliz. Ariel Venerando didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximino Vela went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Vela in the 95th minute of play forced Road To Glory's goalkeeper Ariel Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Morgan´s Club walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.