World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sílvio Luiz da Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauro Kiliz during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mauro Kiliz hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's Noureddine Seret sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santiago Gaizko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedrão Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobo Abechuco, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacobo Abechuco in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedrão Furlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Astor Giampietro made a great header on Atlético Zelaya's corner, it was just that Torino SSA's Pedrão Furlan managed to reach the ball for a save. Pedrão Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Riquelme in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Atlético Zelaya's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luiz da Costa came free, but Santiago Gaizko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bernardinho Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Torino SSA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bernardinho Aguiar couldn't finish the play. Santiago Gaizko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardinho Aguiar in the 29th minute. Torino SSA's Pedrão Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Riquelme in the 32nd minute of play. Pedrão Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Riquelme in the 32nd minute of play. Pedrão Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobo Abechuco, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Riquelme in the 44th minute of play forced Torino SSA's goalkeeper Pedrão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th match minute, Atlético Zelaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Moise to maneuver through the defense. Noureddine Seret took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santiago Gaizko. Atlético Zelaya's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roman Riquelme made a kick off. Pedrão Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Abechuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernardinho Aguiar in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Gaizko saved Atlético Zelaya from getting behind. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Bernardinho Aguiar sped through Atlético Zelaya's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santiago Gaizko. Atlético Zelaya's Santiago Gaizko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Seret in the 63rd minute of play. Meta Noia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Atlético Zelaya's Astor Giampietro tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Edelmiro Erroman hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute of the match Noureddine Seret sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santiago Gaizko skillfully saved the ball. Roman Riquelme kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Atlético Zelaya's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luiz da Costa came free, but Santiago Gaizko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Jacobo Abechuco came free, but Pedrão Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Torino SSA's Noureddine Seret in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Zelaya's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Atlético Zelaya booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Seret didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torino SSA's Egídio de Almeida was substituted for Víktor Guerra. Torino SSA's Ricardo Leite was substituted for Bernardinho Aguiar. In the 86th minute, Noureddine Seret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santiago Gaizko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 92nd minute of play. Noureddine Seret recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atlético Zelaya's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Torino SSA had won, even though Atlético Zelaya had held more of the ball.