World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Tristão got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Filipe Carvalhal got a free kick in the 7th minute. Ronaldo Ronaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Pedroso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Victoriano Bermund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Pedroso. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victoriano Bermund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Hanni in the 17th minute of play forced VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goalkeeper Miguel Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Federico Hanni who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Federico Hanni almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Miguel Pedroso did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Tristão in the 20th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales Fc's zone, Bruno Tristão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zbigniew Barowicz came out of the goal and Bruno Tristão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Hanni came free, but Miguel Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Ronaldo Ronaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manantiales Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Miguel Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Bruno Tristão might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zbigniew Barowicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Tristão ran back to his position shaking his head. Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Tristão in the 35th minute of play. Miguel Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Bermund, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Manantiales Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Federico Hanni in the 43rd minute. After 43 played minutes Manantiales Fc got a freekick which was hit by Justo Thomas. After 45 played minutes, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Valter Velasques shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Ronaldo got free with Miguel Pedroso in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 64th minute VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF were awarded a corner. Valter Velasques went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Tristão in the 66th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 67th minute Ronaldo Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Tristão came free, but Zbigniew Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF got a freekick which was hit by Valter Velasques. Victoriano Bermund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Miguel Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Bruno Tristão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Bermund came free, but Miguel Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Tristão in the 82nd minute of play. Zbigniew Barowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Tristão in the 84th minute of the match. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Miguel Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Orlo in the 86th minute of play. Miguel Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Orlo in the 87th minute of the match. When Filipe Carvalhal fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's protests and gave Filipe Carvalhal a yellow card for diving instead. Bertus Guinea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Zbigniew Barowicz made a huge save. After 94 played minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF got a freekick which was hit by Zé Guine. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Manantiales Fc had won after a very even match.