World League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geovanni Cordeiro got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, Clapham Rovers's Edmundo Catarinense threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from João Francisco Toscano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Fantini in the 6th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Murilo Monteiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ennio Orsini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the game, Gavin Sedgemore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clapham Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wolf the free kick. Ennio Orsini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Cordeiro in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Geovanni Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ennio Orsini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Wolf's Murilo Monteiro, in the 27th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Wolf. In the 28th minute, Elói Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Luís Fernando de Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wolf's protests and gave Luís Fernando de Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Fernando de Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Edmundo Catarinense acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gavin Sedgemore. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Monteiro in the 33rd minute of play. Cléberson Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Edmundo Catarinense made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléberson Mendonça got free with Edmundo Catarinense in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th minute, Hortêncio Fantini made a precise shot to the right of Ennio Orsini. Clapham Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cléberson Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wolf's Edmundo Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 53rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cléberson Mendonça in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edmundo Catarinense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 55 minutes, Adrian Moss mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clapham Rovers and the Wolf players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Adrian Moss got a free kick in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Monteiro in the 57th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Francisco Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo Catarinense having to interfere. In the 68th minute Cléberson Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wolf's Edmundo Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Wolf's Luís Fernando de Queirós got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Clapham Rovers made a substitution. Jools Holland replaced Cléberson Mendonça. In the 75th minute, Luís Fernando de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wolf's Edmundo Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Moss in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Wolf's Elói Guerra got a free kick in the 80th minute. Elói Guerra hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Hortêncio Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jools Holland in the 84th minute of play forced Wolf's goalkeeper Edmundo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Wolf defense, João Francisco Toscano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edmundo Catarinense. The Wolf fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edmundo Catarinense should have stopped the shot. In the 89th match minute, Wolf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rony Alves to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jools Holland in the 90th minute of play forced Wolf's goalkeeper Edmundo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Clapham Rovers's Jools Holland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmundo Catarinense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Wolf had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.