World League

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Jean-Claude Van Damme made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Jean-Claude Van Damme made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto de Azevedo. Milanis E.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Jean-Claude Van Damme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacinto de Azevedo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Sylvester Stallone managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAFFIAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Sylvester Stallone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto de Azevedo saved Milanis E.C. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 17th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Jacinto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell-Arne Hultman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 21st minute. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when Milanis E.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elivélton da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milanis E.C.'s Jacinto de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 23rd minute of play. Ian Rossi lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ian Rossi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Sylvester Stallone managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAFFIAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Sylvester Stallone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 29 minutes, Jean-Claude Van Damme made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Milanis E.C.'s Jacinto de Azevedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacinto de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 38th minute of the match. Jacinto de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Carlos da Cunha struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Kjell-Arne Hultman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Milanis E.C.. After 47 played minutes Milanis E.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano de Sousa. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto de Azevedo saved Milanis E.C. from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Júlio Pombal to make the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Milanis E.C.'s Zé Carlos da Cunha made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kjell-Arne Hultman was left in no man's land by his defense there! A nice corner shot did that Sylvester Stallone got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jacinto de Azevedo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 61 minutes into the game, Hélder Britto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milanis E.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAFFIAN the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Britto to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Elivélton da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 66 in the game by Jean-Claude Van Damme from a close distance when the talented Jacinto de Azevedo managed to make a qualified save. Milanis E.C.'s players were relieved. When Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 68th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Jacinto de Azevedo kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Schwarzenegger got free with Jacinto de Azevedo in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 78th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Jacinto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milanis E.C.'s Jacinto de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 79th minute of play. Sylvester Stallone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jacinto de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldão Mazza came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldão Mazza in the 85th minute of the match. In the 91st match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Carlos da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Jean-Claude Van Damme kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacinto de Azevedo. That made the score 1-4 in the 92 minute of play. After 95 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Sylvester Stallone. MAFFIAN's Kjell-Arne Hultman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Pombal in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded MAFFIAN left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Milanis E.C..