World League

Arena Votorantim
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Almir Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Marquez in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Edmílson Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Gualter Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Almir Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Marquez in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Teodoro Carioca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caneleiros FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Edmílson Maciel fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caneleiros FC's protests and gave Edmílson Maciel a yellow card for diving instead. Marcus Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Marquez in the 22nd minute of play forced Mitnarotov FC's goalkeeper Almir Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caneleiros FC's goalkeeper Marcus Dias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Mitnarotov FC booed when Caneleiros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chico Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute Teodoro Carioca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almir Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Carioca in the 35th minute of play. Almir Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Carioca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lenílson Velasco during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Mitnarotov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenílson Velasco to maneuver through the defense. When Durval de Almeida fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caneleiros FC's protests and gave Durval de Almeida a yellow card for diving instead. Mitnarotov FC's Lenílson Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Conrado Gaúcho to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Mitnarotov FC got a freekick which was hit by Lenílson Velasco. After some careless play in the Caneleiros FC defense, Daniel Velloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Dias. The Caneleiros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Dias should have stopped the shot. Marcus Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Conrado Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Conrado Gaúcho in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Dias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Edmílson Maciel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Almir Miranda. That made the score 1-2 in the 64 minute of play. Aníbal Marquez struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Almir Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caneleiros FC. Teodoro Carioca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Almir Miranda made a huge save. Edmílson Maciel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Almir Miranda came out and tried to block the shot, but Edmílson Maciel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 71st minute. Chico Silva hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Edmílson Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teodoro Carioca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Almir Miranda made a huge save. Almir Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Almir Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmílson Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Edmílson Maciel's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Almir Miranda skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Caneleiros FC's Marcus Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Velloso in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Mitnarotov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir Quintal to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute of the match Ronaldão de Barros sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Almir Miranda skillfully saved the ball.