World League

Arena Cachorrada
Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dominic Ramjohn got the match started through his kick off. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hafiz Nusri, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Nicolas Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lyuboslav Penev in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Prata saved Cachorrada from getting behind. Nicolas Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Dominic Ramjohn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Hu Zhen Hong made a huge save. In the 19th minute, Lyuboslav Penev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 20th match minute, Cachorrada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Germano de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Vitinho do Valle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicolas Prata. Cachorrada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Lyuboslav Penev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nicolas Prata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, Cachorrada's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Bastos came free, but Nicolas Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natã Pereira in the 31st minute of the match. Nicolas Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Bastos in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Bastos in the 34th minute of play forced Cachorrada's goalkeeper Nicolas Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hafiz Nusri. In the 45th minute, Natã Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Prata. Cachorrada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The Cachorrada players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A A Arizona were winning 0-3.

A A Arizona's Tiago Gabriel de Sousa was substituted for Vitinho do Valle. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lyuboslav Penev was the one to do the kick off. If Natã Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cachorrada's goalkeeper Nicolas Prata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicolas Prata stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyuboslav Penev's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Elói Mesquita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicolas Prata. Cachorrada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When A A Arizona's Natã Pereira in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cachorrada's goalie prevented a goal. Nicolas Prata was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Natã Pereira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Natã Pereira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Tavio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Cachorrada made a substitution. Falcão Mangueira replaced Raymond Osoro. With a little luck, Cachorrada's Nicolas Prata got control of the ball when Lyuboslav Penev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio de Mendonça in the 92nd minute of the match. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hafiz Nusri in the 94th minute of play. When Natã Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the A A Arizona 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 Natã Pereira couldn't finish the play.