World League

Arena Abaeté
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robbin De Ruyter started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Futebol Dos Parça was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. 郝剑永 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Carsten van Zomeren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Matías Roganov came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Zero Gravity 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 Matías Roganov couldn't finish the play. Jorge Caetano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Abraão in the 11th minute. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Herbert Lindholm got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Enrique Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbin De Ruyter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Marcel Abraão took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jorge Caetano to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robbin De Ruyter in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Freire saved Futebol Dos Parça from getting behind. Enrique Freire didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laurent Elzen went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Laurent Elzen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Lindholm in the 51st minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jorge Caetano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 62nd minute of play forced Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Enrique Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski was substituted for Robbin De Ruyter. Jorge Caetano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrianinho Eger in the 71st minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Carsten van Zomeren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Futebol Dos Parça and the Zero Gravity players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Futebol Dos Parça getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Carsten van Zomeren hit a great ball. Matías Roganov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Herbert Lindholm fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futebol Dos Parça's protests and gave Herbert Lindholm a yellow card for diving instead. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Senna in the 86th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Freire saved Futebol Dos Parça from getting behind. In the 95th match minute, Futebol Dos Parça was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizão Maia to maneuver through the defense. Zero Gravity 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 Futebol Dos Parça's much stronger midfield.