World League

Escobedo Stadium
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carmelo Tiniebra got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Santa Fe booed when Bobobi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmelo Tiniebra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Clóvis Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bobobi FC's Clóvis Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Tiniebra in the 12th minute of play. Bobobi FC's Clóvis Reis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Bobobi FC from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Bobobi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis María Guadalupe came free, but Clóvis Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clóvis Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Ramos in the 23rd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Juan Fernando Pratto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Clóvis Reis, 1-0. In the 29th minute, Carmelo Tiniebra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Fe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Serafino Pancho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute of the match Bobobi FC got a corner. Santa Fe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaap van Zijp ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Bobobi FC's corner Jaap van Zijp fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Serafino Pancho quite easily take care of the ball. In the 34th minute Luis María Guadalupe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clóvis Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bobobi FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Juan Fernando Pratto scored to the left of an out of position Clóvis Reis, making the score, 3-0. Serafino Pancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Neiva in the 41st minute of the match. Cacá Donato hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bobobi FC's zone, Steve Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clóvis Reis came out of the goal and Steve Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Santa Fe getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Lu Shu hit a great ball. Santa Fe made a substitution. Sandro Coisne replaced Rolando Madaleno. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Magno Neiva to make the kick off. Lu Shu charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lu Shu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bobobi FC booed when Santa Fe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Shu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clóvis Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis María Guadalupe in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Rafael Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Clóvis Reis. Bobobi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Clóvis Reis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carmelo Tiniebra's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Bobobi FC's Clóvis Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis María Guadalupe in the 66th minute of play. Serafino Pancho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bektaş Ali Kalagay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd match minute, Santa Fe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Fernando Pratto to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bobobi FC's Bruninho Oliveira got a free kick in the 80th minute. Santa Fe's Godofredo Rik was substituted for Juan Fernando Pratto. Bruninho Oliveira hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. When Jaap van Zijp came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Bobobi 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 Jaap van Zijp couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Bobobi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis María Guadalupe came free, but Clóvis Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafino Pancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Neiva in the 89th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Thiago Nueva made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Santa Fe's Serafino Pancho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Bobobi FC booed when Santa Fe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Ladio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaap van Zijp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Serafino Pancho made a huge save. Santa Fe walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.