World League

Forest Glade of Gods
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Steinmetz started the match with the kick off. Holy Cross Mountains's Guy Davis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Steinmetz in the 3rd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Erasmo de Andrade got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Guy Davis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Echavarri in the 5th minute of play forced Holy Cross Mountains's goalkeeper Guy Davis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes, Mario Steinmetz made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Holy Cross Mountains's Guy Davis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Guy Davis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horea Decuseară got free with Santo Marcos in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmund Lidberg hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Guy Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Terra in the 20th minute of the match. Guy Davis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Terra in the 20th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Holy Cross Mountains's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Echavarri came free, but Guy Davis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes Holy Cross Mountains's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erasmo de Andrade who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to I Dont CopyXML Tactics's Mario Steinmetz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Guy Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Steinmetz in the 29th minute of the match. Guy Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Steinmetz in the 30th minute of the match. Guy Davis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Steinmetz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 played minutes Holy Cross Mountains got a freekick which was hit by Horea Decuseară. Guy Davis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Steinmetz in the 39th minute of play. Evandro Diniz might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guy Davis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evandro Diniz ran back to his position shaking his head. Holy Cross Mountains's Guy Davis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Steinmetz in the 45th minute of play. After 46 played minutes Holy Cross Mountains got a freekick which was hit by Horea Decuseară. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horea Decuseară stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mario Steinmetz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 53 minutes into the game, Mario Steinmetz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Guy Davis. Mario Steinmetz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Guy Davis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Steinmetz, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. With a little luck, Holy Cross Mountains's Guy Davis got control of the ball when Godofredo Echavarri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guy Davis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Steinmetz went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 67 minutes into the game, I Dont CopyXML Tactics's Mario Steinmetz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guy Davis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. I Dont CopyXML Tactics made a substitution. Christian Faria replaced Godofredo Echavarri. After having played for 74 minutes, Mario Steinmetz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I Dont CopyXML Tactics's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Steinmetz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Holy Cross Mountains's goalkeeper Guy Davis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natanael Fernandes. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Holy Cross Mountains's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erasmo de Andrade was slow to take the kick. During this time I Dont CopyXML Tactics's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Erasmo de Andrade almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Holy Cross Mountains's Guy Davis did a great save. After a rather tough play, I Dont CopyXML Tactics's Edmund Lidberg got a free kick in the 81st minute. 89 minutes into the match, Christian Faria dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guy Davis, 0-5. Guy Davis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Steinmetz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. I Dont CopyXML Tactics's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.