World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernesto Damião took the kick off in the first half of the match. With an all-out effort, AFC - Curitiba's Giovanni de Toledo threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romário Ortiz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matouš Carda in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giovanni de Toledo saved Minotauro from getting behind. Jan Bykowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Giovanni de Toledo made a huge save. Giovanni de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Hodei in the 12th minute of play. Duarte Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Minotauro booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Bykowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Hodei in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Hodei came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucjan Setara in the 23rd minute. Giovanni de Toledo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Bykowski went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 29 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Hodei came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Jean Eger. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Hodei, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Bykowski. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Ortiz in the 36th minute of play. Matouš Carda took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giovanni de Toledo. Giovanni de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 42 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Hodei came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Carda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Ernesto Damião got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes of play, AFC - Curitiba's Jan Bykowski made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giovanni de Toledo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Minotauro made a substitution. Paulinho Santos replaced Romeu Sousa. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Esteve Hodei stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Hodei in the 55th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Esteve Hodei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The AFC - Curitiba fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when AFC - Curitiba's Esteve Hodei looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Hodei in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matouš Carda in the 66th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The AFC - Curitiba fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when AFC - Curitiba's Esteve Hodei looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute Matouš Carda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matouš Carda in the 90th minute of play. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Ortiz in the 91st minute of the match. Jan Bykowski took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giovanni de Toledo. Giovanni de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romário Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC - Curitiba had won after a very even match.