World League

Arena Votorantim
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Taylor Swift kicked off to start the match. Cemalettin Yatman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fjölnir Bergsson in the 6th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Groth to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Taylor Swift got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Naike Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Naike Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Taylor Swift in the 24th minute. Cemalettin Yatman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 32nd minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Mitnarotov FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Elias Leimann took the corner. The corner led La Mandarina Mecánica's Fjölnir Bergsson to fire away a dangerous shot which Cemalettin Yatman despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Percival Koehler came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mitnarotov FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elias Leimann was slow to take the kick. During this time La Mandarina Mecánica's players had a chance to rest. In the 41st minute, Arnaldo Colas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Colas was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cemalettin Yatman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Hortêncio Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, Mitnarotov FC's Hortêncio Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naike Abalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 66th minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cemalettin Yatman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mitnarotov FC's Doriva Vaz was substituted for Yu Bing Sha. 77 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Taylor Swift came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Rasgun Cool notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos. Naike Abalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Rojelio Abeijon replaced Andrzej Dziedziak. After 87 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Elias Leimann. Hortêncio Rosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Naike Abalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hortêncio Rosa ran back to his position shaking his head. 91 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Rasgun Cool came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Rasgun Cool made a precise shot to the right of Naike Abalos. La Mandarina Mecánica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. A collision led to Mitnarotov FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Rodolfo Vianna hit a great ball. Mitnarotov FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.