World League

Bezerros
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Perivaldo Eger got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Kléber Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Fernando Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Peng Feng in the 4th minute of play. Mike Zoetmulder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clóvis Camargo in the 6th minute of the match. Mathias de Ruijter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fernando Peixoto having to interfere. After some careless play in the Bezerros EC defense, Huub Gerrits kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fernando Peixoto. The Bezerros EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fernando Peixoto should have stopped the shot. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Eger, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perivaldo Eger to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Eger in the 20th minute of the match. Mike Zoetmulder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Arantes in the 21st minute of play. Bezerros EC's Luiz Fernando Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Eger in the 26th minute of play. When De Pelgrims's Perivaldo Eger in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bezerros EC's goalie prevented a goal. Alex Arantes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Mike Zoetmulder made a huge save. Mike Zoetmulder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Arantes in the 31st minute of play. Luiz Fernando Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huub Gerrits in the 35th minute of play. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Montrel Perpiñán in the 38th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias de Ruijter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rdth minute of the game Alex Arantes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Pelgrims's Mike Zoetmulder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute Perivaldo Eger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Peixoto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Perivaldo Eger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fernando Peixoto was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The Bezerros EC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. De Pelgrims were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinho do Vale to make the kick off. A collision led to Bezerros EC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Donato Ceresso hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Huub Gerrits in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fernando Peixoto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huub Gerrits, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bezerros EC's Luiz Fernando Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias de Ruijter in the 73rd minute of play. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias de Ruijter, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Silvério Valladares's late challenge caught a De Pelgrims's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvério Valladares helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bezerros EC's Silvério Valladares got a free kick in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Huub Gerrits recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luiz Fernando Peixoto. Huub Gerrits showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. The supporters of De Pelgrims booed when Bezerros EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Bezerros EC's goal looked a bit too open when Huub Gerrits came free, but Luiz Fernando Peixoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathias de Ruijter got free with Luiz Fernando Peixoto in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bezerros EC's Luiz Fernando Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias de Ruijter in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Huub Gerrits's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Fernando Peixoto was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Perivaldo Eger took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Fernando Peixoto. Luiz Fernando Peixoto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The supporters of De Pelgrims booed when Bezerros EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Perivaldo Eger recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luiz Fernando Peixoto. Perivaldo Eger showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. When the final whistle sounded De Pelgrims left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bezerros EC.