World League

Arena Joinville
Spectators: 10870 (Terracing: 8153, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ertan Duman started the match with the kick off. Henrique Camargo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Tomás Reis in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zagórna's Tomás Figueroa. Geovanildo Luiss short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Marian Gniech to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 26th minute, Ertan Duman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ertan Duman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zagórna made a substitution. Aleksander Piątek replaced Tomasz Falk. Ertan Duman might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ertan Duman ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomás Reis made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zagórna's Tomás Figueroa. In the 46th minute Geovanildo Luis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 48 minutes Zagórna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mateusz Baran who took care of the corner kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geovanildo Luis made a kick off. In the 59thth minute of the game Geovanildo Luis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zagórna's Marian Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Joinville City - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ertan Duman in the 66th minute. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Cássio de Andrade was substituted for João Francisco Arce. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Giovanni Sousa was substituted for Geovanildo Luis. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ertan Duman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 73 minute of play. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas had great luck who in the 77thth minute grab hold of the ball when Uluç Tekinalp from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 77thth minute of the game Uluç Tekinalp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joinville City - FSCMZ's Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tomás Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Joinville City - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Reis to maneuver through the defense. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio de Andrade in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Giovanni Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marian Gniech. Zagórna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovanni Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Giovanni Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ertan Duman got free with Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th minute, Giovanni Sousa made a precise shot to the right of Marian Gniech. Zagórna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Joinville City - FSCMZ had won after a very even match.