World League

Platinum
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Frederico Romero hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Rockets's Luiz Eduardo Pimenta got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Stenkvist in the 15th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Dudu Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Nyman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joélson Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walter Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Walter Nyman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dudu Madureira's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dudu Madureira in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walter Nyman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt Dahlberg got free with Geraldo Queiroz in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Björn Stenkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Geraldo Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Dudu Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rockets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dudu Madureira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Walter Nyman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dudu Madureira's shot from short distance in the 48th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bengt Dahlberg to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dudu Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walter Nyman was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After 54 minutes, Björn Stenkvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Snubbinhoz FC and the Rockets players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Snubbinhoz FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Björn Stenkvist hit a great ball. The Rockets fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Rockets's Dudu Madureira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 60 played minutes Rockets got a freekick which was hit by Edu Mangueira. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Björn Stenkvist in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rdth minute of the game Dudu Madureira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Snubbinhoz FC's Walter Nyman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 65 minutes, Björn Asplund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Snubbinhoz FC and the Rockets players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Rockets booed when Snubbinhoz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Asplund didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 minutes of play Rockets's Frederico Romero was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 67 played minutes Rockets got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Romero. Geraldo Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Dahlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Snubbinhoz FC's Björn Stenkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geraldo Queiroz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 76 played minutes Snubbinhoz FC got a freekick which was hit by Paul Mårtensson. In the 78th minute Dudu Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Björn Stenkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Rockets booed when Snubbinhoz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt Dahlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute Björn Stenkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Björn Stenkvist struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Geraldo Queiroz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Snubbinhoz FC. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt Dahlberg in the 96th minute of the match. The Rockets players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.