World League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cüneyt Berksoy started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Carabata Groove's Benjamin Sundin got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With a little luck, Carabata Groove's Cristobal Goito got control of the ball when Paolo Ruisko tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Carabata Groove getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Teofilo Maidana hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belchior Mamatov got free with Cristobal Goito in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofilo Maidana in the 18th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match, Paolo Ruisko got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cristobal Goito was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 26th minute of play forced Carabata Groove's goalkeeper Cristobal Goito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Cüneyt Berksoy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carabata Groove's Cristobal Goito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristobal Goito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cüneyt Berksoy's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Pilipiec in the 33rd minute of the match. Cristobal Goito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 40th minute of the match. UPTEXTIL.COM were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Carabata Groove's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zé Paulo Queirós took the corner. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Cüneyt Berksoy put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Cristobal Goito. Cristobal Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Carabata Groove's Andreas Möller was substituted for Herbert Pilipiec. Carabata Groove's David Rios was substituted for Ambrosio Bartolome. Carabata Groove made a substitution. Mauro Elazar replaced Teofilo Maidana. The wind increased when Mauro Elazar made the kick off in the second half. Cristobal Goito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belchior Mamatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Cristobal Goito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Elazar in the 58th minute of the match. Cristobal Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 59th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Carabata Groove's goal looked a bit too open when Belchior Mamatov came free, but Cristobal Goito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristobal Goito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko in the 66th minute of play. Cristobal Goito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Iisakki Hilden charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iisakki Hilden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Rios received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mateus Cruz came out and tried to block the shot, but David Rios slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 69th minute. UPTEXTIL.COM made a substitution. Hugo do Valle replaced Zé Paulo Queirós. If Cüneyt Berksoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 74th minute of play forced Carabata Groove's goalkeeper Cristobal Goito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Carabata Groove getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Andreas Möller hit a great ball. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Möller in the 77th minute of the match. Cüneyt Berksoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristobal Goito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cüneyt Berksoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristobal Goito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cüneyt Berksoy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. UPTEXTIL.COM made a substitution. Martin Ødegaard replaced Cüneyt Berksoy. 88 minutes into the game, UPTEXTIL.COM's Martin Ødegaard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Goito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Cristobal Goito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Ødegaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Paolo Ruisko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Goito having to interfere. UPTEXTIL.COM made a substitution. Luiz Gustavo Veloso replaced Mário Maldini. There was no doubt that UPTEXTIL.COM were the better team. UPTEXTIL.COM's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.