World League

Arena Ororubá
Spectators: 8138 (Terracing: 6104, Seating: 1872, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Cordero got the match started through his kick off. If Marcelo Cordero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Cordero in the 3rd minute of play forced Pesqueira City's goalkeeper Jeremias Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT defense, Benjamin da Fonseca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dražen Ladić. The Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dražen Ladić should have stopped the shot. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 12th minute of the match. Dražen Ladić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 14th minute. Dražen Ladić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Jeremias Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Cordero in the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of Pesqueira City booed when Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Purcaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 played minutes, Pesqueira City's Can Sadov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dražen Ladić came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pesqueira City reached it. Jeremias Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Robertson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Can Sadov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Cordero came free, but Jeremias Orland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Valentin Oxarra hit a great ball. Benjamin da Fonseca might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dražen Ladić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benjamin da Fonseca ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin da Fonseca was the one to do the kick off. Benjamin da Fonseca scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dražen Ladić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcelo Cordero might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremias Orland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Cordero ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Pesqueira City's Jeremias Orland got control of the ball when Marcelo Cordero tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Benjamin da Fonseca notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT's Dražen Ladić. Dražen Ladić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 66th minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's Can Sadov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dražen Ladić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT's Andre Vanhove was substituted for Martín Ferreyra. Fac. de Ed. Fisica UNT made a substitution. Cristobal Polo replaced Andrew Robertson. Pesqueira City made a substitution. Doriva Zanette replaced Can Sadov. Pesqueira City's attentive Izydor Ogrodowicz managed to snatch the ball when Andre Vanhove made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Pesqueira City defense, Marcelo Cordero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Orland. The Pesqueira City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Orland should have stopped the shot. Jeremias Orland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Cordero in the 87th minute. Dražen Ladić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin da Fonseca went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Benjamin da Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dražen Ladić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.