World League

Estádio Minuim
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) Cristiano Lage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Pedro Montana in the 3rd minute of the match. FC MeHigh were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Minuim SS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saruhan Akyazıcı took the corner. The corner led FC MeHigh's Saruhan Akyazıcı to fire away a dangerous shot which Cristiano Lage despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Mikail Yerhum cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jailson Abraão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rdth minute of the game Mikail Yerhum who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MeHigh's Jailson Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC MeHigh's Jailson Abraão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save FC MeHigh from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goal looked a bit too open when Big Diamond came free, but Cristiano Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jailson Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikail Yerhum in the 34th minute of the match. Igor Abascal made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Minuim SS's Aimar Alajaan. When Mikail Yerhum came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Minuim SS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikail Yerhum couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Pedro Montana in the 38th minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Cristiano Lage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Minuim SS's Cristiano Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Dalmai in the 40th minute of play. Cristiano Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Big Diamond in the 41st minute of play. Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Dalmai, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Jailson Abraão came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Minuim SS's Mikail Yerhum. But to his dismay, Mikail Yerhum quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Cristiano Lage made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Fabian Brask sent off a good shot on target. After 60 minutes, Igor Abascal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC MeHigh and the Minuim SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikail Yerhum in the 63rd minute of play forced FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Jailson Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Minuim SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. After 68 minutes Minuim SS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saruhan Akyazıcı who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Edgardo Dalmai managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jailson Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Linhares in the 73rd minute of play. Cristiano Lage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Big Diamond in the 74th minute of the match. FC MeHigh's Jailson Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikail Yerhum in the 76th minute of play. After 76 played minutes FC MeHigh got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Dalmai. Jailson Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Linhares in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goalkeeper Cristiano Lage had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Eduardo Guerrero. Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Eduardo Guerrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jailson Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisinho Linhares in the 86th minute of the match. After 87 minutes of play, Minuim SS's Mikail Yerhum made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jailson Abraão was left in no man's land by his defense there! 92 minutes into the game, Juan Eduardo Guerrero recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cristiano Lage. Juan Eduardo Guerrero showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. Cristiano Lage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Diamond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Lage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Eduardo Guerrero in the 96th minute. The Minuim SS players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.