World League

Chácara do Dedé
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dedê de Senna made the kick off and thus started the match. Raí Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 3rd minute of play. With 5 minutes on the clock, Adhemar Furlan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in 27 de Mayo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Raí Bertassi went to the wrong direction when Haroldo Martxot was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Haroldo Martxot was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, one of Santa Maradona:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 14th minute of the match. Rigoberto Thomas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raí Bertassi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Herminio Birila hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raí Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when 27 de Mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Transito in the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rigoberto Thomas in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raí Bertassi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Birila in the 30th minute of the match. Thanks to 27 de Mayo's goalie finding himself so far out he could grab the ball Herminio Birila tried to make a shot after getting passed the defense. Raí Bertassi seemed to really have strength and confidence after that save. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 37th minute of the match. After 38 minutes 27 de Mayo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rodolfo Cordeiro who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Miguel Transito to score against Raí Bertassi in 27 de Mayo's goal. 0-1 after 39 minutes. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Raí Bertassi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rigoberto Thomas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Santa Maradona's Rigoberto Thomas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Raí Bertassi. Raí Bertassi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Miguel Transito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Raí Bertassi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rigoberto Thomas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 58 minute of play. Rigoberto Thomas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raí Bertassi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. If Rigoberto Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santa Maradona's Miguel Transito got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rigoberto Thomas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Raí Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano da Costa in the 72nd minute of play. If Hakkı Kenan Ushan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Eduardo Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Eduardo Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Eduardo Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Rigoberto Thomas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Maradona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With a little luck, 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi got control of the ball when Rigoberto Thomas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rigoberto Thomas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Raí Bertassi made a huge save. Rigoberto Thomas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raí Bertassi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rigoberto Thomas got free with Raí Bertassi in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Raí Bertassi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rigoberto Thomas in the 96th minute. When the match was over Santa Maradona could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 27 de Mayo throughout the match.