World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marinos Androulakis kicked off to start the match. Germano Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Sun Lei Feng made a huge save. Rogério Paraense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 7 minutes Zandarin FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carlos Augusto Saldanha who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on FC RAJADA's corner Carlos Augusto Saldanha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rogério Paraense quite easily take care of the ball. In the 9th match minute, Zandarin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavinho Rosado to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Flavinho Rosado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sun Lei Feng, 1-0. A collision led to Zandarin FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Joel Sousa hit a great ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Niolaao Viya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zandarin FC's Rogério Paraense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Niolaao Viya came free, but Rogério Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, FC RAJADA's goalkeeper Sun Lei Feng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavinho Rosado. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marinos Androulakis in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sun Lei Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Niolaao Viya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rogério Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Augusto Saldanha hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavinho Rosado got free with Sun Lei Feng in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Rogério Paraense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Arnaldo Soares hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 54 played minutes, Zandarin FC's Germano Souza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sun Lei Feng came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zandarin FC reached it. Pedrão Trigo charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedrão Trigo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC RAJADA's Pedrão Trigo got a free kick in the 55th minute. FC RAJADA's Sun Lei Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavinho Rosado in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match Zandarin FC got a corner. FC RAJADA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germano Souza ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zandarin FC's Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sun Lei Feng in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Marinos Androulakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Flavinho Rosado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zandarin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Sun Lei Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Androulakis in the 71st minute of the match. When Arnaldo Soares was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. Arnaldo Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Flavinho Rosado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC RAJADA's Sun Lei Feng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Zandarin FC's Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Sun Lei Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Androulakis in the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Zandarin FC had won after a very even match.