World League

Victorica
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amancio Madaleno got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Mo Di Yun 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. Tiaguinho Sergipano came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Victorica AFC's Ezequiel Peruxu. But to his dismay, Ezequiel Peruxu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 8th minute, Cláudio Donatello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonel Chan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Cláudio Donatello put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Leonel Chan. If Ezequiel Peruxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute of the match, Amancio Madaleno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tiaguinho Sergipano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leonel Chan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno das Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18thth minute of the game Cláudio Donatello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Victorica AFC's Leonel Chan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amancio Madaleno in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tiaguinho Sergipano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Amancio Madaleno scored 2-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiaguinho Sergipano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ezequiel Peruxu got free with Tiaguinho Sergipano in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonel Chan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magno das Neves in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match, Amancio Madaleno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tiaguinho Sergipano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leonel Chan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Donatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Narciso Salles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bem Bolado's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Victorica AFC the free kick. Narciso Salles hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Victorica AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Magno das Neves came free, but Leonel Chan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Bernardo de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Chan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Magno das Neves to make the kick off. A collision led to Victorica AFC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Amancio Madaleno hit a great ball. With a little luck, Victorica AFC's Leonel Chan got control of the ball when Cláudio Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tiaguinho Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Madaleno, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Victorica AFC got a corner. Bem Bolado's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edelmiro Lastur ran over to the corner to take the kick. Victorica AFC's Edelmiro Lastur got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiaguinho Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amancio Madaleno in the 62nd minute of the match. Leonel Chan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cláudio Donatello in the 66th minute. In the last second Leonel Chan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Magno das Neves in the 69thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Magno das Neves in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonel Chan saved Victorica AFC from getting behind. Leonel Chan made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Cláudio Donatello sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute Amancio Madaleno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bem Bolado were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Victorica AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Magno das Neves took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Magno das Neves got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leonel Chan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Magno das Neves in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonel Chan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute of the game Sergiu Ramos made a throw-in which Diego Faria played forward. With a little luck, Victorica AFC's Leonel Chan got control of the ball when Cláudio Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line.