World League

La Bomboneira
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hugo Barreto started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes of play, AD Pontassolense's Giuseppe Catarinense made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cléber Souza was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 13 minutes of play, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Arí Paiva made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gentil Macieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gentil Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Catarinense came free, but Cléber Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cléber Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Giuseppe Catarinense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cléber Souza. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giuseppe Catarinense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Cléber Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Januário Domingos in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Onofre came free, but Cléber Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cléber Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Hugo Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Madruga came free, but Cléber Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Januário Domingos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Januário Domingos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cléber Souza firmly grabbed it by the left post. AD Pontassolense's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Januário Domingos in the 55th minute. A nice corner shot did that Januário Domingos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cléber Souza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 68 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Madruga came free, but Cléber Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Cléber Souza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gentil Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cléber Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Januário Domingos in the 74th minute. AD Pontassolense made a substitution. Albino Caetano replaced Normando Carvalho. A collision led to Maxaranguape - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Arnt Aronsen hit a great ball. In the 79th minute Arnt Aronsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gentil Macieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Catarinense came free, but Cléber Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 played minutes Maxaranguape - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Mário de Amaral. Gentil Macieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Barreto in the 88th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Sidónio Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Hugo Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Hugo Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gentil Macieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The AD Pontassolense supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AD Pontassolense would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.