World League

Fara Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Carlos Meira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gustavo Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Portanares, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Carlos Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andriy Shevchenko in the 7th minute of play. Gustavo Vides made an important save on a dangerous shot by Behçet Alp in the 11th minute. Angelo Tonon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Gustavo Vides made a huge save. Carlos Meira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustavo Vides made an important save on a dangerous shot by Behçet Alp in the 18th minute. Ponta da Praia FC's Gustavo Vides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Ponta da Praia FC from getting a goal against them. Gustavo Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felice Di Ruscio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Carlos Meira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Boni. Farafulla FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Meira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Manoel Zanette took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelo Boni. Angelo Boni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When Hermínio Gerber fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponta da Praia FC's protests and gave Hermínio Gerber a yellow card for diving instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Ponta da Praia FC's Gustavo Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behçet Alp in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 54th minute of play forced Ponta da Praia FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Cosimo Aceto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behçet Alp, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Farafulla FC's Behçet Alp in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ponta da Praia FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gustavo Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andriy Shevchenko in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Ponta da Praia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andriy Shevchenko came free, but Gustavo Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Portanares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wiliam Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiliam Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wiliam Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ryan Portanares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 72nd minute of play forced Ponta da Praia FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes Ponta da Praia FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andriy Shevchenko who took care of the corner kick. Andriy Shevchenko made a great header on Farafulla FC's corner, it was just that Ponta da Praia FC's Gustavo Vides managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 76th minute Angelo Tonon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farafulla FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andriy Shevchenko in the 79th minute. A nice corner shot did that Andriy Shevchenko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gustavo Vides quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 81 minutes into the match, Ponta da Praia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Tonon came free, but Gustavo Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Farafulla FC fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Farafulla FC's Angelo Tonon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gustavo Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behçet Alp in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Fabio Alfieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ponta da Praia FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Farafulla FC had controlled the match.