World League

Arena do Olivedos
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oswaldo Moran started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Oswaldo Moran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Maranhense was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When Azul Y Plomo's Oswaldo Moran in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olivedos's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Azul Y Plomo's goal looked a bit too open when Rômulo Custódio came free, but Zacarias Cabrero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Cabrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zacarias Cabrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Ferraz in the 13th minute of play. Olivedos's Valdo Dantas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 18th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Olivedos's Tony Schmidt got a free kick in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, Azul Y Plomo's goalkeeper Zacarias Cabrero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdo Dantas. In the 28th minute, Oswaldo Moran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abelardo Maranhense was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Olivedos's Abelardo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Bobis in the 32nd minute of play. Valdo Dantas came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zacarias Cabrero could save by the left post. Abelardo Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oswaldo Moran, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Zacarias Cabrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Oliveira in the 44th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Azul Y Plomo got a freekick which was hit by Manolo Area. Zacarias Cabrero came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Olivedos's Valdo Dantas. But to his dismay, Valdo Dantas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdo Dantas to strike the kick off in the second half. Zacarias Cabrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Ferraz in the 51st minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Azul Y Plomo's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Dantas came free, but Zacarias Cabrero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manolo Area kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Azul Y Plomo's Latif Biçim was substituted for Oswaldo Moran. The supporters of Olivedos booed when Azul Y Plomo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manolo Area didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Latif Biçim in the 62nd minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Abelardo Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zacarias Cabrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caio Pinto charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caio Pinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Olivedos getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Caio Pinto hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Latif Biçim in the 70th minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Abelardo Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Azul Y Plomo were awarded a corner. Salas Larrinzar went to the cornerflag to take it. Cássio Ferraz scored 3-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zacarias Cabrero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cássio Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Cabrero having to interfere. Luís Novaes took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zacarias Cabrero. Zacarias Cabrero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Olivedos fans cheered their team off the field, for while Azul Y Plomo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.