World League

Coliseo Tupac Shakur
Spectators: 7508 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Jardeløv kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Los Colegas del Barrio's Cordarin Silva got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Garry Mason's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Guilherme Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Garry Mason did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Luís Guilherme Marques 6 minutes into the match. BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garry Mason in the 10th minute of play. Zosimo Ibanez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Marques having to interfere. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Colegas del Barrio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pedro Marinho was slow to take the kick. During this time BRASIL.Sp's players had a chance to rest. 17 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jardeløv came free, but Paulo Victor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guilherme Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Victor having to interfere. Mario Jardeløv's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo Victor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Cordarin Silva in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by BRASIL.Sp's Reynaldo Rossi. The supporters of Los Colegas del Barrio booed when BRASIL.Sp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tximitx Elcano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordarin Silva made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by BRASIL.Sp's Hugo Corrêa. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Paulo Victor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mario Jardeløv in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Victor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mario Jardeløv took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulo Victor. Paulo Victor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Mario Jardeløv fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Victor having to interfere. After 43 played minutes Los Colegas del Barrio got a freekick which was hit by Cordarin Silva. Mario Jardeløv blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulo Victor having to make a save.

BRASIL.Sp's Romeu Trigo was substituted for Guilherme Dantas. After 60 minutes Los Colegas del Barrio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Romeu Trigo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led BRASIL.Sp's Romeu Trigo to fire away a dangerous shot which Paulo Victor despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Eustratios Pechlifanis 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. Los Colegas del Barrio made a substitution. Olaf Iniesta replaced Cordarin Silva. Los Colegas del Barrio made a substitution. Bitxintxo Etxeberria replaced Cosme De Silva. The supporters of Los Colegas del Barrio booed when BRASIL.Sp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeu Trigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Hugo Corrêa got a free kick in the 67th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Eutropio Harroyo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Colegas del Barrio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. A collision led to Los Colegas del Barrio getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Eutropio Harroyo hit a great ball. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Almir Matos replaced Hugo Corrêa. In the 76th match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eutropio Harroyo to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Victor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Barros in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the Los Colegas del Barrio defense, Almir Matos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo Victor. The Los Colegas del Barrio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo Victor should have stopped the shot. Almir Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eustratios Pechlifanis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Paulo Victor when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 88th minute BRASIL.Sp were awarded a corner. Romeu Trigo went to the cornerflag to take it. BRASIL.Sp's Romeu Trigo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paulo Victor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 92nd play minute Eustratios Pechlifanis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Paulo Victor. 1-3. BRASIL.Sp were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Los Colegas del Barrio's much stronger midfield.