World League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dudu Madureira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dudu Madureira struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rockets. After having played for 10 minutes, Gheorghe Herea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Brink's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gheorghe Herea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joélson Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Mumuleanu in the 22nd minute of the match. Geraldo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Herea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Rockets's zone, Gheorghe Herea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geraldo Queiroz came out of the goal and Gheorghe Herea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iulian Udrescu during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu Madureira in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Răzvan Mumuleanu 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. Waldemar Mule might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geraldo Queiroz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waldemar Mule ran back to his position shaking his head. Waldemar Mule spun around in front of the goal 39 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Rockets's goal. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Mumuleanu in the 41st minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gheorghe Herea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gheorghe Herea scored 0-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geraldo Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doriva Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Iulian Udrescu struck a weak shot in the 55th 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 FC Brink. Thanks to some nice moves Gheorghe Herea could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Geraldo Queiroz however easily saved by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waldemar Mule in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geraldo Queiroz saved Rockets from getting behind. Răzvan Mumuleanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Geraldo Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Waldemar Mule. Gheorghe Herea scored 0-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geraldo Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, Iulian Udrescu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Mule in the 86th minute of the match. Geraldo Queiroz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Waldemar Mule went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Geraldo Queiroz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gheorghe Herea in the 92nd minute. FC Brink's Waldemar Mule got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dudu Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over FC Brink could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rockets throughout the match.