World League

Altamora
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jimmy Ekström kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Mestre GG's Boguslaw Makarewicz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiburcio Liher narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Boguslaw Makarewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jorginho Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd match minute, Altamora FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brion Heyros to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Boguslaw Makarewicz made a precise shot to the right of Tiburcio Liher. Altamora FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Paraíba in the 26th minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Liher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Paulo Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Remigiusz Paciuszko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mestre GG getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ximenes Murieta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Makarewicz in the 45th minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Liher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boguslaw Makarewicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Duarte Garcia hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Altamora FC's Tiburcio Liher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valter Levander in the 51st minute of play. Nilton Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's Jimmy Ekström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remigiusz Paciuszko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remigiusz Paciuszko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy Ekström in the 61st minute of play. Jimmy Ekström might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Remigiusz Paciuszko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jimmy Ekström ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 64th minute Jimmy Ekström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigiusz Paciuszko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mestre GG getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nilton Brito hit a great ball. Altamora FC made a substitution. Rodrigo Leão replaced Maximino Gizon. Altamora FC's Rolf Pocobello was substituted for Duarte Garcia. After a rather tough play, Mestre GG's Nilton Brito got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Makarewicz came free, but Tiburcio Liher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Mestre GG were awarded a corner. Álvaro Paraíba went to the cornerflag to take it. Álvaro Paraíba made a great header on Mestre GG's corner, it was just that Altamora FC's Tiburcio Liher managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Altamora FC's Tiburcio Liher got control of the ball when Benson Beverley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Boguslaw Makarewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benson Beverley got free with Tiburcio Liher in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Liher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benson Beverley. After a rather tough play, Mestre GG's Álvaro Paraíba got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho Garcia in the 89th minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Liher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Benson Beverley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Mestre GG supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mestre GG would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.