World League

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucio Eladio got the match started through his kick off. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Valério Santana shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stéphane Brault but with some difficulty. Stéphane Brault made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Saldanha in the 4th minute of play. Ramón Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucio Eladio's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Saldanha got free with Stéphane Brault in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ramón Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Feyyaz Erol's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Ramón Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feyyaz Erol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Leandro Trancoso hit a great ball. Stéphane Brault showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ramón Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feyyaz Erol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Cardoso got free with Stéphane Brault in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Feyyaz Erol took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ramón Abreu. Ramón Abreu 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. Erasmo Cardoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stéphane Brault having to make a save. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalkeeper Stéphane Brault, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Cardoso came free, but Stéphane Brault reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Lucio Eladio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erasmo Cardoso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ramón Abreu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucio Eladio in the 53rd minute. When Cordera Abella came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Pepsi Fuchibol Clu 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 Cordera Abella couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Fabian Ler got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Lucio Eladio in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalie prevented a goal. Lucio Eladio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Ramón Abreu made a huge save. In the 66th minute Richard Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stéphane Brault saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stéphane Brault made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Cardoso in the 70th minute of play. In the 78th minute Erasmo Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stéphane Brault saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Stéphane Brault played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Cardoso in the 80th minute of play. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu made a substitution. Gitano Abad replaced Cordera Abella. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu made a substitution. Tiso Abarca replaced Ciprian Joldea. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ made a substitution. Ronaldinho Gaucho replaced Sebastião Paes. In the 83rd minute ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were awarded a corner. Kaká Senna went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s corner Kaká Senna fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stéphane Brault quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Gitano Abad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ramón Abreu. That made the score 0-2 after 85 minutes of play. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ramón Abreu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Feyyaz Erol came free, but Ramón Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's performance. The match ended with a win for Pepsi Fuchibol Clu.