World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Ronaldo started the match with the kick off. Zbigniew Barowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abílio Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Caio Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbigniew Barowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Bragança in the 17th minute of play. Ivo Guterres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 18th minute of the match. Ronaldo Ronaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivo Guterres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Manantiales Fc defense, Nuno Bragança kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zbigniew Barowicz. The Manantiales Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zbigniew Barowicz should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Leal in the 29th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Manantiales Fc's goalie and right to Caio Sampaio. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Manantiales Fc's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, SC Freiburg 09's Mehmet Ferit İsmet got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raul Leal made a kick off. Ivo Guterres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Hanni in the 52nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehmet Ferit İsmet got free with Zbigniew Barowicz in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manantiales Fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Nuno Bragança scored to the left of an out of position Zbigniew Barowicz, making the score, 0-2. Manantiales Fc's Aaron Anselmino was substituted for Ulises Bernad. The audience was convinced that Federico Hanni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo Guterres was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Vasco Brás in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zbigniew Barowicz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Amado Oriol hit a great ball. Zbigniew Barowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Bragança, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Zbigniew Barowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Bragança in the 79th minute of play. Ronaldo Ronaldo scored 1-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivo Guterres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute Abílio Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Máximo Lameiras made in the 93rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Caio Sampaio immediately put the ball in play. SC Freiburg 09's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.