World League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 7319 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 100) Dito Zanette started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anísio Queirós was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. Egídio Sampaio stood somewhat misplaced when Felipe Kauldi came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Furtado in the 10th minute of play forced Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper Egídio Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodoro Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Abeijon having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, one of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Canarinho Atordoado. Teodoro Jacinto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Geronimo Abeijon. 1-1. 21 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Toro came free, but Egídio Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dito Zanette's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Abeijon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Kauldi in the 25th minute of play forced Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper Egídio Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute ⲨⲀⲚⲀ were awarded a corner. Gustavo Furtado went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Telmo Souza during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, Telmo Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egídio Sampaio came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Enzo Toro. But to his dismay, Enzo Toro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 40 played minutes Canarinho Atordoado got a freekick which was hit by Régis Abraão. The crowd rose to their feet as ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Felipe Kauldi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Egídio Sampaio. That made the score 3-1 after 45 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enzo Toro to make the kick off. Elpidio Intxixu charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elpidio Intxixu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Canarinho Atordoado booed when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Intxixu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Felipe Kauldi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egídio Sampaio was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Canarinho Atordoado's Régis Abraão got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 69 minutes of play, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Enzo Toro made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egídio Sampaio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Egídio Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Kauldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the game, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Enzo Toro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egídio Sampaio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Marco Roldan was substituted for Gustavo Berenguer. Egídio Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 91st match minute, Canarinho Atordoado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telmo Souza to maneuver through the defense. Enzo Toro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Sampaio having to interfere. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Canarinho Atordoado for a fine match.