World League

Arena Barcelos
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tadeo Frichoso took the kick off in the first half of the match. JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Olentzaro in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to JEC - FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Blas Jenaro hit a great ball. Carlos Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeo Frichoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Gabrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Grütly's Elpidio Gabrio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Ramos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cecilio Mirande scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Ramos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Epifanio Boniel made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Alexandre Tepedino sent off a good shot on target. Tarcisio Galvão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Epifanio Boniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Carlos Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Mirande in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tadeo Frichoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Ramos was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Carlos Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Gabrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Epifanio Boniel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Gabrio in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, JEC - FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Mirande came free, but Carlos Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, JEC - FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Gabrio came free, but Carlos Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Luisinho Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Gabrio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandre Tepedino was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Alexandre Tepedino made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Grütly's Epifanio Boniel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 56th minute, Tarcisio Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grütly's goalkeeper Epifanio Boniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luisinho Abraão hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Elpidio Gabrio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Ramos was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Cecilio Mirande charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cecilio Mirande the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cecilio Mirande hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Epifanio Boniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Grütly's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Galvão came free, but Epifanio Boniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Tepedino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Boniel having to interfere. Epifanio Boniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Cecilio Mirande cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Carlos Ramos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Alexandre Tepedino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Boniel having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grütly eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.