World League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) If Jonas Cole had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute Waldemar Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh McNally saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Marquez in the 9th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jospeh McNally stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moisés Marquez's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Cardozo in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Moisés Marquez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jospeh McNally was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Marquez in the 24th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Jonas Cole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Predador's Kauan Velloso got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Gerardo Beard notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Predador's Celso Cruz. Celso Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Siri Parmezanas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jospeh McNally was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 47th minute Predador were awarded a corner. Edinho Prata went to the cornerflag to take it. Waldemar Cardozo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, Predador's Waldemar Cardozo got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonas Cole stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Waldemar Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jospeh McNally having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Walmir Neiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jospeh McNally was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Predador's Erivaldo Vieira got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 63 minutes, Waldemar Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Predador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldemar Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celso Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Cole in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Ollie Mejia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Beard in the 69th minute of play. Brooklyn SC made a substitution. Serginho Ramos replaced Reginald Ludwig. In the 74th minute of the match Brooklyn SC got a corner. Predador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonas Cole ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Mano Loco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Predador's Celso Cruz did a great save. Trenton Long struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Celso Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brooklyn SC. In the 78thth minute of the game Mano Loco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Predador's Celso Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 79 minutes, Kauan Velloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Predador and the Brooklyn SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 83 minutes into the match, Mano Loco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celso Cruz. Predador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mano Loco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The Brooklyn SC fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Brooklyn SC's Mano Loco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 88th minute, Jonas Cole left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brooklyn SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Brooklyn SC had won after a very even match.