World League

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fagondo Vasquez started the match with the kick off. Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fagondo Vasquez in the 2nd minute of play. Fagondo Vasquez made a great header on BRASIL.Sp's corner, it was just that Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha managed to reach the ball for a save. 7 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qiao Ang Le. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurt Groll got free with Luís Guilherme Marques in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques got control of the ball when Bebeto Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Guilherme Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Groll in the 21st minute of the match. Xande Sharkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Umberto Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Barros in the 26th minute of play. Reynaldo Rossi hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Groll in the 28th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiao Ang Le kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Groll in the 33rd minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match, Xande Sharkin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Guilherme Marques was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Umberto Cunha had in the 40thth minute some difficulties stopping Durval Campidelis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Durval Campidelis did a trick in the 40th minute in front of Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by BRASIL.Sp's Durval Campidelis! In the 43rd minute of the game Lorenzo Leiva made a throw-in which Qiao Ang Le played forward. Luís Guilherme Marques made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xande Sharkin in the 45th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Pégasus F. C.'s Xande Sharkin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luís Guilherme Marques. That made the score 1-1 after 48 minutes of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kurt Groll to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Kurt Groll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiao Ang Le took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Guilherme Marques. Luís Guilherme Marques dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After having played for 69 minutes, Eusébio Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRASIL.Sp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusébio Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pégasus F. C. made a substitution. Adrian Czornomaz replaced Qiao Ang Le. Pégasus F. C. made a substitution. Samuca Tepedino replaced Paulo José Barral. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Robertinho Teodorowski replaced Fagondo Vasquez. Luís Guilherme Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Groll in the 73rd minute of the match. With his leg Umberto Cunha managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when BRASIL.Sp's Eusébio Barros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kurt Groll's late challenge caught a BRASIL.Sp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kurt Groll helped the player get up and apologised. Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Teodorowski in the 78th minute of play. Umberto Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Almir Matos in the 80th minute. Chupan Mangas hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. BRASIL.Sp's Durval Campidelis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Umberto Cunha but with some difficulty. After 82 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Mario Jardeløv. Luís Guilherme Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th match minute, Pégasus F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Czornomaz to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Groll came free, but Luís Guilherme Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes Pégasus F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Xande Sharkin. After a defensive mix-up in BRASIL.Sp's zone, Adrian Czornomaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Guilherme Marques came out of the goal and Adrian Czornomaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.