World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavio Fernandes started the match with the kick off. Muriel Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Henrique Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. AnÐaRaHy's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrique Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart Basson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vamo A Calmarno's Doyle Quenneville pulled a muscle in his back after 6 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 6 minutes into the game, Noble Dodge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AnÐaRaHy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vamo A Calmarno the free kick. Vamo A Calmarno made a substitution. Venancio Carretero replaced Doyle Quenneville. After a rather tough play, AnÐaRaHy's Noble Dodge got a free kick in the 7th minute. Henrique Almeida's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bart Basson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Thiago da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muriel Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by AnÐaRaHy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Blas Bazil was slow to take the kick. During this time Vamo A Calmarno's players had a chance to rest. 20 minutes into the match, Vamo A Calmarno's goal looked a bit too open when Cyprian Gierlach came free, but Bart Basson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Vamo A Calmarno getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Venancio Carretero hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Flavio Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Muriel Becker was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Bart Basson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprian Gierlach in the 33rd minute of play. Vamo A Calmarno's Flavio Fernandes got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Muriel Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Fernandes in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Fernandes in the 44th minute of play forced AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Muriel Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes Vamo A Calmarno got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Abilio. With 47 minutes on the clock, Blas Bazil commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vamo A Calmarno fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Henrique Almeida walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Cyprian Gierlach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Bart Basson made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Fernandes in the 57th minute of play forced AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Muriel Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bart Basson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Flavio Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Vamo A Calmarno 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 Flavio Fernandes couldn't finish the play. Muriel Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregorio Elixio, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Fernandes in the 74th minute of play forced AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Muriel Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vamo A Calmarno's Bart Basson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Almeida in the 78th minute of play. Bart Basson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Almeida in the 79th minute of play. Thiago da Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Vamo A Calmarno made a substitution. Justino Rainerio replaced Flavio Fernandes. In the 82nd match minute, AnÐaRaHy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago da Silva to maneuver through the defense. After 96 played minutes Vamo A Calmarno got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Dalmai. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vamo A Calmarno fans cheered their team off the field, for while AnÐaRaHy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.