World League

Inferno da luz
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Jude Monkhouse made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes in the game Jesus Eusko did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dé Montenegro. The supporters of Várzea F.C. booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Bergfelt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sonny Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anderson Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dobri Karatotev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Carlos Augusto Quintal made a huge save. Ricardo Araújo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Augusto Quintal. Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dobri Karatotev got free with Carlos Augusto Quintal in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the match, Dé Montenegro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of La Cosa Nostra's Sonny Alén. Sonny Alén was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Montenegro in the 19th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Sonny Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, La Cosa Nostra's Dobri Karatotev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Sonny Alén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Paiva in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jude Monkhouse in the 26th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Sonny Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dobri Karatotev. 32 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Millrick. After 38 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Dobri Karatotev. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jude Monkhouse in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agnaldo Reis to maneuver through the defense. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Paiva in the 43rd minute of play. When La Cosa Nostra's Dobri Karatotev in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Várzea F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Várzea F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hans Bergfelt was slow to take the kick. During this time La Cosa Nostra's players had a chance to rest. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Dobri Karatotev made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match La Cosa Nostra got a corner. Várzea F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hans Bergfelt ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hans Bergfelt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlos Augusto Quintal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 58 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Paiva came free, but Sonny Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Karatotev came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobri Karatotev in the 61st minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Cosa Nostra's Sonny Alén proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save La Cosa Nostra from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute Dobri Karatotev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Cosa Nostra's Maurício Mansilha was substituted for Dobri Karatotev. Várzea F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aloísio Secco in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Delmiro Licerio came free, but Sonny Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Sonny Alén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anderson Paiva. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jude Monkhouse in the 87th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Monkhouse came free, but Sonny Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.