World League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 汪常然 kicked off to start the match. Şenol Güneş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barnabé Neto in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Los Hermanos CIMZ got a corner. LOS MENTI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernesto Bittencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Şenol Güneş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kadim Saltuk lost his temper 10 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Los Hermanos CIMZ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LOS MENTI:s goal. Genílson Massa had in the 12thth minute some difficulties stopping 汪常然's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Genílson Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco George in the 14th minute of the match. Şenol Güneş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnabé Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Barnabé Neto got a free kick in the 22nd minute. LOS MENTI's Şenol Güneş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnabé Neto in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnabé Neto in the 35th minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Şenol Güneş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOS MENTI's Şenol Güneş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnabé Neto in the 37th minute of play. Genílson Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco George, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Şenol Güneş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnabé Neto in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Barnabé Neto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Genílson Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Lucas Folden hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Los Hermanos CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Cedro came free, but Genílson Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Barnabé Neto came free, but Şenol Güneş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Manoel de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sofiane Mourlon came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the LOS MENTI 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 Sofiane Mourlon couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco George in the 77th minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Genílson Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Şenol Güneş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 minutes of play, LOS MENTI's Marco George made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genílson Massa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Şenol Güneş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel de Lara in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute Manoel de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şenol Güneş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LOS MENTI were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.