World League

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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duda Terra made the kick off which started today's match. When Dennis Contaldi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the AF CERRADO 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 Dennis Contaldi couldn't finish the play. Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antônio Carlos Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Hermínio Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antônio Carlos Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Hermínio Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermínio Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antônio Carlos Bueno's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Antônio Carlos Bueno got in the 18th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Hermínio Penha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Hermínio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duda Terra got free with Arlindo Guedes in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hermínio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Les diables noirs's Hermínio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Paulista in the 35th minute of play. Hermínio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno in the 36th minute of the match. Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hermínio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 46 minutes, Antônio Carlos Bueno made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Les diables noirs's Hermínio Penha tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antônio Carlos Bueno to make the kick off. Arlindo Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duda Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steve Gabrielli in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Steve Gabrielli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Guedes. AF CERRADO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steve Gabrielli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AF CERRADO's Elano Tande was substituted for Dennis Contaldi. In the 71st match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferit Yerlikaya to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Hermínio Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when AF CERRADO's Antônio Carlos Bueno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 76th minute Duda Terra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ashe Swain in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Guedes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute, Steve Gabrielli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arlindo Guedes was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Nestor Hermes charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Hermes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Terra in the 86th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AF CERRADO defense, Ashe Swain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Guedes. The AF CERRADO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Guedes should have stopped the shot. AF CERRADO's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.