World League

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) MINEIROS's Thommy Jadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Étienne Cubizolles in the 4th minute of play. Marcelino Flor made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Mário Maradona sent off a good shot on target. Luka Baudoin got a throw-in 9 minutes in the game and the ball was received by José Augusto Peres. MINEIROS's Thommy Jadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terry Peysson in the 12th minute of play. Thommy Jadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John-Paul Marquant in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, MINEIROS's Mário Maradona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelino Flor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Mário Maradona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelino Flor. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. In the 26th minute, John-Paul Marquant made a precise shot to the right of Thommy Jadis. MINEIROS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 31 minutes Green Madness's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Humberto Severo who took care of the corner kick. In the 34th minute, John-Paul Marquant made a precise shot to the right of Thommy Jadis. MINEIROS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Thommy Jadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Étienne Cubizolles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 40th minute of the game was made by Luka Baudoin with Maël Colombet as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Terry Peysson to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes MINEIROS got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Heidemann. The supporters of Green Madness booed when MINEIROS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hao Zhan Ping didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute John-Paul Marquant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thommy Jadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute John-Paul Marquant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thommy Jadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MINEIROS made a substitution. Bon Čáp replaced Mário Maradona. Green Madness made a substitution. Ren Feng replaced John-Paul Marquant. 73 minutes into the game, Teodoro Heidemann threw the ball into play from the sideline. Green Madness's Eugène Riera quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. MINEIROS's Thommy Jadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Étienne Cubizolles in the 74th minute of play. Thommy Jadis made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Maël Colombet sent off a good shot on target. Maël Colombet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Thommy Jadis made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bon Čáp in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelino Flor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Smail Larbi fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MINEIROS's protests and gave Smail Larbi a yellow card for diving instead. The MINEIROS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Green Madness were clearly better and deserved to take the win.