World League

Arena Guará
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Ronaldão Paulista started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Neron Veterini 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. Neron Veterini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jânio Furlan having to make a save. Jânio Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by WINNING ELEVEN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronaldão Paulista was slow to take the kick. During this time Guará FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Guará FC's corner Jordan Radojević fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jake Leonard quite easily take care of the ball. Jordan Radojevićs short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Jake Leonard to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Neron Veterini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jânio Furlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Neron Veterini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jânio Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes Guará FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonel Cordaro who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on WINNING ELEVEN's corner Leonel Cordaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jânio Furlan quite easily take care of the ball. Jânio Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute of the match WINNING ELEVEN got a corner. Guará FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonel Cordaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jânio Furlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Neron Veterini went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Guará FC defense, Neron Veterini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jânio Furlan. The Guará FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jânio Furlan should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute Neron Veterini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jânio Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neron Veterini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jânio Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Neron Veterini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jânio Furlan was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Ladislao Ermengol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Neron Veterini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Gomez kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Neron Veterini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jânio Furlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Neron Veterini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jânio Furlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Gabriel Vieira came free, but Jake Leonard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Neron Veterini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Neron Veterini kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jânio Furlan. That made the score 0-4 in the 62 minute of play. WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Şentürk Orgun replaced Leonel Cordaro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neron Veterini in the 73rd minute of play forced Guará FC's goalkeeper Jânio Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jânio Furlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 85 minutes Guará FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vilhelm Gustafsson who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Vilhelm Gustafsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guará FC's Jânio Furlan did a great save. Neron Veterini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jânio Furlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, one of Guará FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Guará FC. Jânio Furlan had in the 88thth minute some difficulties stopping Vilhelm Gustafsson's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Neron Veterini struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Jânio Furlan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for WINNING ELEVEN. Neron Veterini in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jânio Furlan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Vilhelm Gustafsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Neron Veterini notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Guará FC's Jânio Furlan. Jânio Furlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. WINNING ELEVEN walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.