World League

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Válbson de Alcântara got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Timur Chichko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aírton de Lima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Válbson de Alcântara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josue Ayala read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Timur Chichko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Aírton de Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson de Alcântara in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josue Ayala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Válbson de Alcântara's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Josue Ayala skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aírton de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Chichko in the 16th minute of the match. Josue Ayala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lu Ladron's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Válbson de Alcântara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Motta Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dudu Hermes in the 22nd minute. Dudu Hermes made a great header on Motta Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala managed to reach the ball for a save. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson de Alcântara in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Danilo Arantes got a free kick in the 27th minute. Aleksey Braga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aírton de Lima. Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Luizão Domingues got a free kick in the 28th minute. Josue Ayala made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Válbson de Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timur Chichko during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Chichko to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Artur Sabóia got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Válbson de Alcântara's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Josue Ayala firmly grabbed it by the left post. Josue Ayala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Sabóia's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Lu Ladron kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timur Chichko to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timur Chichko in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aírton de Lima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Aleksey Braga to fire away a dangerous shot which Aírton de Lima despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Válbson de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 58 in the game by Liu Jie from a close distance when the talented Aírton de Lima managed to make a qualified save. Motta Futebol Clube's players were relieved. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson de Alcântara in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josue Ayala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 74 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Osman Gulson. After 78 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Gennadiy Nazarov. After 79 played minutes, Motta Futebol Clube's Dudu Hermes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Josue Ayala came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Motta Futebol Clube reached it. Xie Ao kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Motta Futebol Clube made a substitution. Kılıç Tunçöven replaced Válbson de Alcântara.