World League

Arena Xapadão
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adriano Rodrigues kicked off to start the match. Tiaguinho da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Yan Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's zone, Adriano Rodrigues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petru Nisporeanu came out of the goal and Adriano Rodrigues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute Liu Yan Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Xapetuba Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liu Yan Yan took the corner. With an all-out effort, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Petru Nisporeanu threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jacinto Paraíba, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Forssell in the 18th minute of play. Petru Nisporeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Yan Yan in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute Jacinto Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petru Nisporeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Forssell in the 28th minute of play. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Petru Nisporeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Rodrigues in the 30th minute of play. Liu Yan Yan might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiaguinho da Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Liu Yan Yan ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Deportivo Peñarol FIFV booed when Xapetuba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petru Nisporeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Paraíba in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Paraíba in the 35th minute of play forced Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's goalkeeper Petru Nisporeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Jacinto Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Yan Yan in the 40th minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Jacinto Paraíba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petru Nisporeanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Forssell in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes of play, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Jacinto Paraíba made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petru Nisporeanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Xapetuba Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. After 61 played minutes Xapetuba Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Matos. A collision led to Xapetuba Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Flávio Matos hit a great ball. Petru Nisporeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Forssell in the 74th minute of play. Jacinto Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Petru Nisporeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV made a substitution. Peyo Contera replaced Liu Yan Yan. Xapetuba Futebol Clube made a substitution. Patrick Neiva replaced Jacinto Paraíba. The crowd rose to their feet as Peyo Contera kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tiaguinho da Cunha. That made the score 2-2 in the 87 minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Örjan Forssell made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiaguinho da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there!