World League

Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samuca Tepedino started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Dean Harvey came free, but Nestor Iratxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Psiu!'s goalkeeper Nestor Iratxo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Amaral in the 8th minute of play forced ROSÁRIO SPORT's goalkeeper Luiz Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patrick Custódio during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nestor Iratxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sten Andrejević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sten Andrejević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Iratxo having to interfere. Sten Andrejević recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sten Andrejević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Sten Andrejević came free, but Nestor Iratxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Corrêa made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Samuca Tepedino sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Sten Andrejević's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Iratxo was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Sten Andrejević's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nestor Iratxo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. If Sten Andrejević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Corrêa made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Samuca Tepedino sent off a good shot on target. The Psiu! players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ROSÁRIO SPORT were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sten Andrejević was the one to do the kick off. Sten Andrejević blasted a shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Iratxo having to make a save. Nestor Iratxo made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Sten Andrejević sent off a good shot on target. Nestor Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Andrejević in the 52nd minute of the match. Sten Andrejević blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Iratxo having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sten Andrejević in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nestor Iratxo saved Psiu! from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Nestor Iratxo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 59th minute, Sten Andrejević made a precise shot to the right of Nestor Iratxo. Psiu!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to ROSÁRIO SPORT getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Diego Paranaense hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Sten Andrejević ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nestor Iratxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Patrick Custódio hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Sten Andrejević might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Iratxo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sten Andrejević ran back to his position shaking his head. Nestor Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Andrejević, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Sten Andrejević managed to get in a good position for a shot. ROSÁRIO SPORT's supporters rose to their feet, but Sten Andrejević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Iratxo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ROSÁRIO SPORT's Alf Elg was substituted for Sigvard Rosendal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sten Andrejević in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nestor Iratxo saved Psiu! from getting behind. A hard shot 80 in the game by Sten Andrejević from a close distance when the talented Nestor Iratxo managed to make a qualified save. Psiu!'s players were relieved. Sten Andrejević who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Nestor Iratxo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sten Andrejević got free with Nestor Iratxo in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sten Andrejević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nestor Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Möllgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Nestor Iratxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ture Möllgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Nestor Iratxo managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when ROSÁRIO SPORT's Sten Andrejević fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Sten Andrejević, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 94 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Nestor Iratxo was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The ROSÁRIO SPORT players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.