World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedrinho Hoffmann made the kick off which started today's match. Eulalio Montrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Rowell in the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of FC LIVERPOOL booed when Atlético-PR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peng Chao Feng didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Jesper Håkansson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eulalio Montrel skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedrinho Hoffmann in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Thompson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Yang Ke Xun could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Tommy Thompson however easily saved by the left post. In the 13th minute Dan Rowell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Montrel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Thompson made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Yang Ke Xun sent off a good shot on target. After 16 minutes FC LIVERPOOL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ren Ang Ming who took care of the corner kick. Dan Rowell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eulalio Montrel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Dan Rowell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Márcio Cruz hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Eulalio Montrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Rowell in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Atlético-PR's goal looked a bit too open when Atak Ferdi came free, but Eulalio Montrel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Rowell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Eulalio Montrel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC LIVERPOOL's Tommy Thompson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save FC LIVERPOOL from getting a goal against them. Eulalio Montrel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamal Higgins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Atak Ferdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atak Ferdi in the 41st minute of play forced Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Eulalio Montrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Atlético-PR got a corner. FC LIVERPOOL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ren Ang Ming ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Atlético-PR's Samuel de Souza got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Atak Ferdi made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 56 minutes, Márcio Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético-PR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Márcio Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC LIVERPOOL's 姚挺冰 was substituted for Robustiano Diaz. In the 60th match minute, Atlético-PR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel de Souza to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Atlético-PR's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Malarczyk came free, but Eulalio Montrel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Atlético-PR getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Pedrinho Hoffmann hit a great ball. Eulalio Montrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamal Higgins, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Atlético-PR made a substitution. Cyprian Rykaczewski replaced Márcio Cruz. Atlético-PR made a substitution. Hong Jian Fan replaced Pedrinho Hoffmann. After 73 played minutes Atlético-PR got a freekick which was hit by Peng Chao Feng. Tommy Thompson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perivaldo Sampaio in the 79th minute of play. Eulalio Montrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atak Ferdi in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Sampaio in the 81st minute of play forced FC LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Tommy Thompson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Yang Ke Xun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Thompson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprian Rykaczewski in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Eulalio Montrel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Casper Ottens. The crowd rose to their feet as FC LIVERPOOL's Casper Ottens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eulalio Montrel. That made the score 0-1 after 88 minutes of play. In the 91stth minute of the game Atak Ferdi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético-PR's Eulalio Montrel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atlético-PR were furious when Samuel de Souza was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When 姚挺冰 came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the FC LIVERPOOL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 姚挺冰 couldn't finish the play.