World League

Toca do Texugo
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santos Dumont got the match started through his kick off. After 10 minutes Eigtheenstars 2's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santos Dumont who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Santos Dumont got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ignacio Valery quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Silverio Corderun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dong Hui Ke in the 13th minute of the match. Miguel Sequeira hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of Tasso FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Eigtheenstars 2:s goal. The excitement rose when Eigtheenstars 2's Raul Castel after 20 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Tasso FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-1. Silverio Corderun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambrosio Lope in the 24th minute of the match. Santos Dumont could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Ignacio Valery made a huge save. In the 29th minute, Ildefonso Uhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tasso FC's Silverio Corderun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Faro in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Severi Nybacka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santos Dumont got free with Ignacio Valery in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Waldir Urbano scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ignacio Valery, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Tasso FC's Santos Dumont sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ignacio Valery narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute of the match Tasso FC got a corner. Eigtheenstars 2's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santos Dumont ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Eigtheenstars 2's goalie and right to Santos Dumont. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Eigtheenstars 2's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julio Faro made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Tasso FC got a corner. Eigtheenstars 2's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santos Dumont ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 55 played minutes Tasso FC got a freekick which was hit by Wawrzyniec Poremba. Silverio Corderun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Jordano Bruno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Dumont in the 64th minute of play forced Eigtheenstars 2's goalkeeper Ignacio Valery to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nunez Txartiko hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Silverio Corderun successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Eigtheenstars 2's goalkeeper Ignacio Valery, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tasso FC made a substitution. Juca Tasso replaced Facundo Quiroga. Ernesto Baristo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Ignacio Valery showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Urbano in the 82nd minute of the match. Eigtheenstars 2 made a substitution. Mauro Caruso replaced Julio Faro. Tasso FC made a substitution. Valentim Jordão replaced Miguel Sequeira. Tasso FC's Normando Fiúza was substituted for Waldir Urbano. 88 minutes into the match, Normando Fiúza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ignacio Valery. Eigtheenstars 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Normando Fiúza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Eigtheenstars 2 getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Denis Pierres hit a great ball. Ignacio Valery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Normando Fiúza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Tasso FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Poremba hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tasso FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Eigtheenstars 2 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.