World League

Gigante do Itibere
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cumhur Tanacan got the match started through his kick off. 13 minutes into the match, Simon Brun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lee Kerr, 1-0. In the 15th minute Cumhur Tanacan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandrinho Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cumhur Tanacan in the 17th minute of the match. Sandrinho Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cumhur Tanacan in the 21st minute of play. If Simon Brun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Brun in the 22nd minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Lee Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paijo Prima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sandrinho Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Colin Tindale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fast layne Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cléberson Sampaio in the 38th minute. Cléberson Sampaio made a great header on Fast layne Fc's corner, it was just that Clapham Comets F.C.'s Lee Kerr managed to reach the ball for a save. Sandrinho Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cumhur Tanacan in the 41st minute of play. When Brendon Bale came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Clapham Comets F.C. 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 Brendon Bale couldn't finish the play. Sandrinho Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paijo Prima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Clapham Comets F.C. booed when Fast layne Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Brun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Cumhur Tanacan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fast layne Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cumhur Tanacan was slow to take the kick. During this time Clapham Comets F.C.'s players had a chance to rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Simon Brun was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Simon Brun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lee Kerr was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Fast layne Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cléberson Sampaio in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Fast layne Fc's goalkeeper Sandrinho Veiga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brendon Bale. Clapham Comets F.C. were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Fast layne Fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cumhur Tanacan took the corner. After taking down the ball on Clapham Comets F.C.'s corner Cumhur Tanacan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sandrinho Veiga quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Paijo Prima put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sandrinho Veiga. Fast layne Fc made a substitution. Marco van Basten replaced Simon Brun. Fast layne Fc made a substitution. Egídio Vinhas replaced Cléberson Sampaio. A collision led to Fast layne Fc getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Bruninho Falcão hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco van Basten in the 68th minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Lee Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Fast layne Fc's Enéas Gaspar got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 77th play minute Paijo Prima came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sandrinho Veiga. 1-2. Sandrinho Veiga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Colin Tindale in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Fast layne Fc's Egídio Vinhas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lee Kerr narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cumhur Tanacan scored 1-3 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sandrinho Veiga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fast layne Fc's Paulo Renato Trevisan was substituted for Nuno Rangel. After a defensive mix-up in Fast layne Fc's zone, Cumhur Tanacan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandrinho Veiga came out of the goal and Cumhur Tanacan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lee Kerr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco van Basten went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Fitz Hubbard got a free kick in the 95th minute.