World League

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bater Cuca kicked off to start the match. 10 minutes into the match, Adriano Diaz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cornelio Asteri, 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, Adriano Diaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Cornelio Asteri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Francisco Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Baristo in the 19th minute of play. Adriano Diaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Cornelio Asteri made a huge save. Isidoro Baristo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco Loyola having to interfere. If Bater Cuca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guansa's Cornelio Asteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bater Cuca in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltazar de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Cornelio Asteri was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Bater Cuca capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bater Cuca really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Guansa's Cornelio Asteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bater Cuca in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Kléberson Leal got a free kick in the 38th minute. With a little luck, Guansa's Cornelio Asteri got control of the ball when Adriano Diaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

After 53 minutes, Birol Gezer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ and the Guansa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Birol Gezer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, Guansa's Isidoro Baristo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Francisco Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Otávio Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cornelio Asteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Cuca in the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Ian Paiva notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Guansa's Cornelio Asteri. Cornelio Asteri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute, Otávio Meirelles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 72 minutes into the game, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Bater Cuca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornelio Asteri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Cornelio Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bater Cuca, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Guansa got a corner. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aldo Cresconio ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Guansa's corner Aldo Cresconio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and João Francisco Loyola quite easily take care of the ball. Otávio Meirelles put his foot forward to block ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ from scoring but unfortunatly he hit the ball so badly that it rolled just inside the left pole, an annoying self made goal. 7-1 in the 83rd matchminute. Anier Pedroso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Francisco Loyola having to make a save. Adriano Diaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Asteri having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Guansa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.