World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Xandeco FC from getting a goal against them. Antônio Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Xandeco FC got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Martins. Santiago Sidro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 6th minute of the match, Santiago Sidro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Guga de Azevedo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Guga de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Sidro in the 10th minute of the match. Guga de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Sidro in the 11th minute of the match. If Luiz Fábio Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo got control of the ball when Boğaç Altuncuoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 20 in the game by Boğaç Altuncuoğlu from a close distance when the talented Guga de Azevedo managed to make a qualified save. Xandeco FC's players were relieved. In the 22nd minute of the match San Lorenzo 11 got a corner. Xandeco FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Silvio Asier ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Silvio Asier almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo did a great save. After 23 played minutes Xandeco FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Nóbrega. San Lorenzo 11's Aurelio Astudillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Nóbrega in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Quirze came free, but Guga de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guga de Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julio Quirze went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Boğaç Altuncuoğlu in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guga de Azevedo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th match minute, Xandeco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Martins to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Boğaç Altuncuoğlu put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Guga de Azevedo. 45 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Guga de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boğaç Altuncuoğlu. The audience was convinced that Boğaç Altuncuoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guga de Azevedo was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boğaç Altuncuoğlu to make the kick off. Jeremias Luzea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aurelio Astudillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaç Altuncuoğlu in the 68th minute of play. Aurelio Astudillo made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Edmund Balkiewicz sent off a good shot on target. Guga de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boğaç Altuncuoğlu in the 87th minute of play. Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaç Altuncuoğlu in the 95th minute of play. Xandeco FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.