World League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Agostinho Almeida started the match with the kick off. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Pelliccioni in the 5th minute of play. Mauro Eliazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Pelliccioni in the 5th minute of play. Umberto Vale scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro Eliazar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raining Blood's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Márcio Santos scored to the left of an out of position André Olsman, making the score, 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martinez came free, but Mauro Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Juventudes Libertárias booed when Raining Blood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christian Pelliccioni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Eliazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Pelliccioni in the 29th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Alexsandro Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juventudes Libertárias's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexsandro Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Olsman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mauro Eliazar came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Raining Blood's Lautaro Martinez. But to his dismay, Lautaro Martinez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 37th minute Christian Pelliccioni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Eliazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Pelliccioni in the 40th minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes of play, Raining Blood's Christian Pelliccioni made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Eliazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Yu Ying Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Umberto Vale made a kick off. André Olsman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ritvaldis Rau in the 52nd minute of play. Alexsandro Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Mauro Eliazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Vale in the 54th minute of play. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Vale in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Agostinho Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raining Blood's Umberto Maia was substituted for Lautaro Martinez. Agostinho Almeida hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Umberto Vale blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mauro Eliazar having to make a save. Mauro Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubinho Loureiro hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Umberto Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gilson Meirelles made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Raining Blood's Doni Bueno. Mauro Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Márcio Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Agostinho Almeida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raining Blood's André Olsman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doni Bueno in the 77th minute of play. Alexsandro Simão scored 2-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Olsman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 92 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Arruda. Raining Blood's Rafinha Lago couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Juventudes Libertárias. Ademar Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After having played for 95 minutes, Rafinha Lago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raining Blood's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafinha Lago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Juventudes Libertárias supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Raining Blood's performance. The match ended with a win for Raining Blood.