World League

Memorial La Camorra
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vinícius Junior made the kick off which started today's match. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neycho Mudrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd match minute, Capivara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhang Chen to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Abelardo Alvarez hit a great ball. Joel Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neycho Mudrov in the 13th minute of play. Hans Otterlei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Péter Pálffy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neycho Mudrov in the 18th minute of play. Hans Otterlei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Péter Pálffy made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Neycho Mudrov came free, but Joel Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhang Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Chen in the 26th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Neycho Mudrov came free, but Joel Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Péter Pálffy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abelardo Alvarez kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doriva Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Chen in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hans Otterlei was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Tavares in the 51st minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Malcolm Blue in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Cosa Nostra's Sergio Martxel. The supporters of La Cosa Nostra booed when Capivara FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcolm Blue didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 59 played minutes Capivara FC got a freekick which was hit by Malcolm Blue. In the 60th minute, Steve Hodge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Malcolm Blue in the 65th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Cosa Nostra's Steve Hodge. Hans Otterlei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Cosa Nostra made a substitution. Bartolo Nesor replaced Arnaldo Perpinya. La Cosa Nostra's Marciano Bizen was substituted for Hans Otterlei. Capivara FC's João Francisco Mota was substituted for Zhang Chen. Péter Pálffy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Bizen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Marciano Bizen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Péter Pálffy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Capivara FC's goalkeeper Péter Pálffy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joaquim Xavier's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Joel Delfino firmly grabbed it by the left post. Joel Delfino made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Joaquim Xavier sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Capivara FC booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tytus Lepper didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Marciano Bizen made a precise shot to the right of Péter Pálffy. Capivara FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Francisco Mota got free with Joel Delfino in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Delfino made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Neycho Mudrov sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Marciano Bizen managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Cosa Nostra's supporters rose to their feet, but Marciano Bizen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Péter Pálffy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.