World League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iuri Cardozo started the match with the kick off. Isaac Olentzaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacy Kinic in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Aírton Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Corinthians's Cristiano Messi in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COURO COME FC's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 19 minutes, Décio Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. COURO COME FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Décio Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 20thth minute of the game Décio Veiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Corinthians's Jaime Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isaac Olentzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Corinthians's Ignacy Kinic got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaime Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iuri Cardozo in the 27th minute. With an all-out effort, COURO COME FC's Jaime Almeida threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Décio Veiga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. COURO COME FC's Isaac Olentzaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Messi in the 33rd minute of play. Jaime Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Veiga in the 34th minute of play. Jaime Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joacim Myhr in the 37th minute of play. Joacim Myhr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Almeida having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Iuri Cardozo 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. After 46 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Iván Urtzi. Jaime Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. COURO COME FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zé Leite in the 48th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristiano Messi to strike the kick off in the second half. Luiz Paulo do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. COURO COME FC's Isaac Olentzaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Messi in the 66th minute of play. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joacim Myhr in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Isaac Olentzaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isaac Olentzaro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Messi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 71 minute of play. In the 77th minute Zé Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by González Speed. After a defensive mix-up in Corinthians's zone, Décio Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Almeida came out of the goal and Décio Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Corinthians's José Vítor Ramos was substituted for Cristiano Messi. In the 85th minute of the match, José Vítor Ramos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Isaac Olentzaro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luiz Paulo do Valle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. COURO COME FC's Joacim Myhr got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isaac Olentzaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Vítor Ramos in the 91st minute. In the 93rd match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kiril Biradzhiev to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Iuri Cardozo made a precise shot to the right of Jaime Almeida. Corinthians's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.