World League

Boca do Dragao
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedrinho Neymar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrinho Neymar in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökhan Keskin in the 9th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Minotauro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrián Yeste was slow to take the kick. During this time M.⑪.M.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 13thth minute of the game Ferdinand Burghelea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrinho Neymar in the 14th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Raúl van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrinho Neymar in the 21st minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrinho Neymar in the 26th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Raúl van Beek put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raúl van Beek in the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of M.⑪.M. booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raúl van Beek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni de Toledo having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raúl van Beek in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giovanni de Toledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A throw-in in the 44th minute of the game was made by Isidoor Vanden Bossche with Raúl van Beek as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After the first half M.⑪.M. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Minotauro's Zé Paulo Mendonça was substituted for Severino Guerra. After 54 minutes, Ernesto Damião mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minotauro and the M.⑪.M. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Minotauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Damião to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Minotauro defense, Ferdinand Burghelea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. The Minotauro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni de Toledo should have stopped the shot. Raúl van Beek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni de Toledo having to interfere. In the 61st minute Pedrinho Neymar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl van Beek came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. M.⑪.M. were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Minotauro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adrián Yeste took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedrinho Neymar got free with Giovanni de Toledo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. George Wynant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Damião in the 70th minute of the match. With a little luck, Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo got control of the ball when Ferdinand Burghelea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raúl van Beek took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giovanni de Toledo. Giovanni de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Perivaldo Dias hit a great ball. A hard shot by Adrián Yeste from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Giovanni de Toledo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Damião in the 82nd minute of play forced M.⑪.M.'s goalkeeper George Wynant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl van Beek in the 84th minute of play. 89 minutes in the game Isidoor Vanden Bossche did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gökhan Keskin. If Ferdinand Burghelea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The M.⑪.M. fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when M.⑪.M.'s Pedrinho Neymar 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. M.⑪.M. played a much better game than Minotauro and deserved their victory. The Minotauro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.