World League

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Trinidad 4.7's Leo Ochoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Danilo Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Gabriel Martini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli did a great save. In the 13th minute Alessandro do Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harm de Freitas in the 14th minute of play forced Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Danilo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harm de Freitas in the 17th minute of play forced Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Danilo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro do Valle in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejo Gurutz. Matei Răducu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Txaran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro do Valle in the 32nd minute of play. Fausto Di Blasio scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danilo Heli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MarquinhosEC's Matei Răducu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Txaran in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Di Blasio in the 40th minute of play forced Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Danilo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Elias Gomez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trinidad 4.7 and the MarquinhosEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Trinidad 4.7 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Elias Gomez hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Trinidad 4.7's Matei Răducu threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leo Ochoa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Matei Răducu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejo Gurutz in the 47th minute. After 49 played minutes MarquinhosEC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Di Blasio. After the first half MarquinhosEC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harm de Freitas made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Harm de Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Heli was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Matei Răducu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Gurutz in the 69th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Danilo Heli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Di Blasio. With a little luck, Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli got control of the ball when Fausto Di Blasio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Danilo Heli was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Harm de Freitas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Harm de Freitas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. MarquinhosEC's Inácio Freitas was substituted for Alessandro do Valle. MarquinhosEC's Esteve Quinto was substituted for Mark Kovalev. MarquinhosEC made a substitution. Perivaldo Guimarães replaced Curt Montes. The audience was convinced that Harm de Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Heli was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The Trinidad 4.7 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MarquinhosEC's performance. The match ended with a win for MarquinhosEC.