World League

Estádio Engenhão
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xulian Aguilo kicked off to start the match. Nesor Millán's late challenge caught a Alvinegro Carioca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nesor Millán helped the player get up and apologised. After some careless play in the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. defense, Baybars-Tolgahan Balta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikel Bravo. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikel Bravo should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xulian Aguilo in the 14th minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper José Carlos Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Carlos Sanches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xulian Aguilo in the 15th minute of the match. José Carlos Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xulian Aguilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Carlos Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xulian Aguilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xulian Aguilo in the 22nd minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper José Carlos Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atak Sehriyar got free with Mikel Bravo in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to !Pabellon Ourense C.F. getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Eladio Borrás hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Africano to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Africano came free, but Mikel Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Belmiro Lastras got a free kick in the 59th minute. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Diniz in the 62nd minute of play. Mikel Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho Diniz in the 64th minute of play. José Carlos Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Unzueta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Africano came free, but Mikel Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Lino Amer was substituted for Xulian Aguilo. It was beautiful to see Alvinegro Carioca's Bernardinho Pirani in action when he in the 84th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After some careless play in the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. defense, Celsinho Diniz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikel Bravo. The !Pabellon Ourense C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikel Bravo should have stopped the shot. Alvinegro Carioca:s José Carlos Sanches showed great skill when he stopped Bermudo Domingo:s penalty. José Carlos Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Amer in the 95th minute of play. When !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Bermudo Domingo in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvinegro Carioca's goalie prevented a goal. Alvinegro Carioca's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.