World League

Wooparena
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yan Penha started the match with the kick off. Villiam Askelöf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Penha in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Naldo Goiano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Villiam Askelöf was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, O MOTIVO ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Lars Vik came free, but Erivaldo Hermes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Lars Vik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woopbongo's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Vik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erivaldo Hermes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrew Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Villiam Askelöf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 35th minute, Gabin Lièvin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Otávio Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Villiam Askelöf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Bertoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Gabin Lièvin hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Erivaldo Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Vik, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lars Vik made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Rutger Billberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Woopbongo's Villiam Askelöf got control of the ball when Yan Penha tried to sneak it across the goal line. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Woopbongo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emili Lean was slow to take the kick. During this time O MOTIVO ⚽'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Cesinha Baptista almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Woopbongo's Villiam Askelöf did a great save. A collision led to O MOTIVO ⚽ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Naldo Goiano hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Daniel Bertoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Villiam Askelöf. Woopbongo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Bertoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Yan Penha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Villiam Askelöf having to make a save. Woopbongo's Villiam Askelöf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Woopbongo from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute of the match, Yan Penha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Villiam Askelöf was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 70 minutes into the game, Daniel Bertoni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Villiam Askelöf was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Villiam Askelöf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Bertoni in the 74th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Woopbongo's zone, Andrew Murillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Villiam Askelöf came out of the goal and Andrew Murillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Caetano Pinho was substituted for Mazinho Hermes. 80 minutes into the match, Woopbongo's goal looked a bit too open when Naldo Goiano came free, but Villiam Askelöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Woopbongo's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Bertoni came free, but Villiam Askelöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yan Penha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Villiam Askelöf made a huge save. Yan Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Villiam Askelöf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over O MOTIVO ⚽ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Woopbongo throughout the match.