World League

Saco FC
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Microsoft Team's Luiz Eduardo Netto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Malam Drage left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Chris Dhaussy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Décio Barbosa having to interfere. Rubinho Furtado hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Linus Resentvig dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Décio Barbosa, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Linus Resentvig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Décio Barbosa. That made the score 3-0 in the 11 minute of play. Décio Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Dhaussy in the 14th minute of the match. Décio Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Dhaussy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th play minute Linus Resentvig came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Décio Barbosa. 5-0. Microsoft Team's Décio Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Microsoft Team from getting a goal against them. Décio Barbosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Dhaussy in the 31st minute. Décio Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Linus Resentvig sent off a good shot on target. Décio Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Malam Drage sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute, Malam Drage ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Décio Barbosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Linus Resentvig was the one to do the kick off. Décio Barbosa came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Saco FC's Chris Dhaussy. But to his dismay, Chris Dhaussy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Décio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Dhaussy in the 59th minute of play. Décio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Dhaussy in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Saco FC's Malam Drage nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Décio Barbosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Chris Dhaussy took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Décio Barbosa. Décio Barbosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. In the 74th minute, Chris Dhaussy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Décio Barbosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. The supporters of Saco FC booed when Microsoft Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Linus Resentvig came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Saco FC 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 Linus Resentvig couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the game, Luiz Eduardo Netto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Microsoft Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saco FC the free kick. After 80 played minutes Microsoft Team got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Netto. After some careless play in the Microsoft Team defense, Chris Dhaussy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Décio Barbosa. The Microsoft Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Décio Barbosa should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute Chris Dhaussy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.