World League

Vulcão do Fênix
Spectators: 10872 (Terracing: 8155, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Rafa de Almeida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ana Cristina in the 9 minute of the game. 12 minutes into the game, Ana Cristina threw the ball into play from the sideline. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Erivaldo Borges quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Matthew Benjamin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Zhu Ao Yi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zhu Ao Yi couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute PREZULO FC were awarded a corner. Shi Xi Zhen went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Shi Xi Zhen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Matthew Benjamin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Matthew Benjamin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão de Brito in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Santos came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, PREZULO FC's Olavo Botelho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Olavo Botelho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of PREZULO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Olavo Botelho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™ booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavo Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Zhu Ao Yi got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 55th minute of play. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zhu Ao Yi came free, but Jarbas Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes, Zhu Ao Yi made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Maurinho Trezeguet was substituted for Bar Olo. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™ made a substitution. Jarbas Lucas replaced Zhu Ao Yi. After a rather tough play, 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Carlo Darrigrande got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Trezeguet came free, but Jarbas Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Carlo Darrigrande to fire away a dangerous shot which Jarbas Quadros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurinho Trezeguet in the 88th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Darrigrande, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Matthew Benjamin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 92nd minute. Matthew Benjamin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Betão de Brito went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.