World League

Murilo∆Stein Arena
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Wilbert Ugalde made the kick off and thus started the match. Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wilbert Ugalde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fernado Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilbert Ugalde in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilbert Ugalde. Téo Leite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christiano Ronaldo went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 19 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Heidemann came free, but Fernado Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Téo Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wilbert Ugalde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Fernado Alves made a huge save. Téo Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilbert Ugalde got free with Fernado Alves in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernado Alves was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Wilbert Ugalde capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wilbert Ugalde really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva from getting a goal against them. Leandro Heidemann took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernado Alves. Fernado Alves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 43 minutes into the game, Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Téo Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. With a little luck, Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves got control of the ball when Wilbert Ugalde tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christiano Ronaldo to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Téo Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiano Ronaldo. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 53rd minute of play. Christiano Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Ronaldo got free with Téo Leite in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peker Suersan in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Ronaldo got free with Téo Leite in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Unione Sportiva were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Alvi Verde's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kimon Yfantis took the corner. After some careless play in the Unione Sportiva defense, Leandro Heidemann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernado Alves. The Unione Sportiva fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernado Alves should have stopped the shot. Alvi Verde's Cuero Buseth was substituted for Wilbert Ugalde. Fernado Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Heidemann's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Fernado Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cuero Buseth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cuero Buseth in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Tao Kun Xuan got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 93 played minutes Alvi Verde got a freekick which was hit by Jordy van der Stoel. Téo Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Téo Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 97th minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Téo Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.