World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Xu Li Sang made the kick off and thus started the match. Manoel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dobromir Zagrodny came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manoel Neuer made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Tyron Velasquez sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th match minute, Jovens Democratas MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elano Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Tyron Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dobromir Zagrodny took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Smallwood. Aaron Smallwood dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval de Queirós in the 18th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tyron Velasquez got free with Manoel Neuer in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval de Queirós in the 20th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos FC's Terence Nicholas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Puyol, made in the 21st minute of the game. Manoel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jovens Democratas MZC's Manoel Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Jovens Democratas MZC from getting a goal against them. 27 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruy de Brito came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Jovens Democratas MZC booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Wall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos FC's Terence Nicholas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Puyol in the 36 minute of the game. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Zagrodny in the 39th minute of the match. Manoel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Zagrodny in the 42nd minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manoel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manoel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lanny Gilmore was the one to do the kick off. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Zagrodny, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruy de Brito in the 56th minute of the match. If Lanny Gilmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Santos FC's Lanny Gilmore 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 Jovens Democratas MZC's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood got control of the ball when Durval de Queirós tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Durval de Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Smallwood was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Manoel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Manoel Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lanny Gilmore's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. If Xu Li Sang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jovens Democratas MZC's Jozef Ilve was substituted for David Puyol. Jovens Democratas MZC's Marco van Basten was substituted for Durval de Queirós. The throw-in from Jozef Ilve in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Santos FC's Terence Nicholas. Manoel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 81st minute of the match. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruy de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Jovens Democratas MZC's zone, Lanny Gilmore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manoel Neuer came out of the goal and Lanny Gilmore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco van Basten got free with Aaron Smallwood in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.