World League

Arena Barcelos
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Braulio Toli kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, JEC - FC's Julio Baptista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Nazario made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Fințescu in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Domingos Aires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven de Zwaan in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven de Zwaan in the 14th minute of play forced JEC - FC's goalkeeper Carlos Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rigoberto Nazario was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julio Baptista showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Toli in the 18th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Argentinos Juniors were awarded a corner. Leon Richie went to the cornerflag to take it. Carlos Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petruț Fințescu in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute Petruț Fințescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Petruț Fințescu, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 26 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Carlos Ramos was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Fințescu in the 29th minute of play. Robert Wilson struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Carlos Ramos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Argentinos Juniors. Rigoberto Nazario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Baptista in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Julio Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario got control of the ball when Julio Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Fințescu in the 38th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Julio Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's Justo Elequemedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Ramos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carlos Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven de Zwaan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of JEC - FC booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Fingers didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Fințescu in the 46th minute of play forced JEC - FC's goalkeeper Carlos Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven de Zwaan to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Domingos Aires notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos. Carlos Ramos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Mero in the 57th minute of the match. Rigoberto Nazario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Baptista in the 58th minute of the match. Tarcisio Galvão kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Denis Mero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petruț Fințescu in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Ramos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roberto Trotta hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. JEC - FC's Douglas Meira was substituted for Julio Baptista. After 75 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Trotta. In the 83rd match minute, Argentinos Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petruț Fințescu to maneuver through the defense. Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Meira in the 86th minute of play. When Denis Mero came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Argentinos Juniors 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 Denis Mero couldn't finish the play. JEC - FC's Carlos Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save JEC - FC from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Meira came free, but Rigoberto Nazario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven de Zwaan scored 2-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Ramos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.