World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pekko Rino got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th match minute, Cercadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by He Fei Zhou to maneuver through the defense. Rogério Ceni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdinando Colangelo in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, AC Collins's Pekko Rino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rogério Ceni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Roger Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pekko Rino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pekko Rino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Rogério Ceni made a huge save. 16 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pekko Rino. Pekko Rino succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. AC Collins's Constantin Guittonneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Pirani in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, He Fei Zhou threw the ball into play from the sideline. AC Collins's Armandinho Loyola quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enrique Gerber during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mel Önen walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Robert Panasewicz's late challenge caught a Cercadinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Panasewicz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th match minute, AC Collins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Panasewicz to maneuver through the defense. Rogério Ceni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pekko Rino in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Cercadinho's He Fei Zhou got a free kick in the 36th minute. He Fei Zhou kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, José Paulo Mello notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of AC Collins's Constantin Guittonneau. Constantin Guittonneau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The AC Collins players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cercadinho were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Paulo Mello to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, He Fei Zhou threw the ball into play from the sideline. AC Collins's Armandinho Loyola quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rogério Ceni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pekko Rino, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Pekko Rino might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rogério Ceni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pekko Rino ran back to his position shaking his head. Rogério Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekko Rino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pekko Rino in the 68th minute of the match. He Fei Zhou hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. AC Collins made a substitution. Eurico Viana replaced Pekko Rino. AC Collins's Camillo Pagliarini was substituted for Zacarias Theodore. AC Collins's Slawomir Soszka was substituted for Karol Charlos. In the 72nd minute, He Fei Zhou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurico Viana in the 73rd minute of play. Mel Önen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rogério Ceni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Mel Önen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rogério Ceni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute Eurico Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Cercadinho defense, Eurico Viana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Ceni. The Cercadinho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Ceni should have stopped the shot. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Viana in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Viana in the 91st minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Eurico Viana came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.