World League

LEÕES DO SUL
Spectators: 7350 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wanderson Rossi kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Leões do Sul 53's Cristóvão Heidemann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edu Mendonça made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Edu Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Rüşti in the 7th minute of the match. Dário Porto charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dário Porto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dário Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Rony Rüşti took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Edu Mendonça to make any attempt to save it. In the 18th match minute, Leões do Sul 53 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dário Porto to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Leões do Sul 53's Cristóvão Heidemann ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edu Mendonça. Edu Mendonça yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. 25 minutes into the game, Rony Rüşti recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edu Mendonça. Rony Rüşti showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. In the 28th minute, Leões do Sul 53's Rony Rüşti dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. Edu Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Rüşti in the 36th minute of play. Edu Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Heidemann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Rogério Seco notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES's Edu Mendonça. Edu Mendonça was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES's Edu Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES from getting a goal against them. Rony Rüşti got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 48th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rony Rüşti made a kick off. Rogério Seco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edu Mendonça having to make a save. 58 minutes into the game, Rony Rüşti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Edu Mendonça was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st minute, Rony Rüşti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leões do Sul 53 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. After some careless play in the Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES defense, Rony Rüşti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edu Mendonça. The Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edu Mendonça should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Valverde during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Federico Valverde hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Rüşti came free, but Edu Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edu Mendonça came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Leões do Sul 53's Rony Rüşti. But to his dismay, Rony Rüşti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. Cristóvão Heidemann blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edu Mendonça having to make a save. In the 85th minute, Rony Rüşti made a precise shot to the right of Edu Mendonça. Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 12-0. A collision led to Desportiva Ferroviaria-ES getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Adilson Freire hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, Rony Rüşti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Edu Mendonça was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hílton Britto hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Edu Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Rüşti in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute Rony Rüşti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Leões do Sul 53 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.