World League

Patay Estadium
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Doriva Jacinto made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Doriva Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cayetano Francho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evandro de Toledo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Patay Juniors's Cayetano Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 8th minute of play. Aurel Mușetescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prospero Petri in the 10th minute. After 12 minutes of play, Excelência de Luxe's Leonardo Seco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cayetano Francho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cayetano Francho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 15th minute of the match. Excelência de Luxe were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Patay Juniors's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonardo Seco took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Patay Juniors's goalie and right to Alfred Addison. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Patay Juniors's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prospero Petri got free with Aurel Mușetescu in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurel Mușetescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Chesus in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Karol Pazura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Cayetano Francho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Norberto Naelio with Leo Chesus as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Doriva Jacinto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cayetano Francho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Patay Juniors's Norberto Naelio got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 44th minute Alfred Addison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cayetano Francho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Prospero Petri to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doriva Jacinto. In the 52nd minute, Excelência de Luxe's Doriva Jacinto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cayetano Francho. Cayetano Francho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Leonardo Seco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cayetano Francho having to make a save. Excelência de Luxe made a substitution. Pepe Macia replaced Samuel Abeitia. Excelência de Luxe's Ademar Damião was substituted for Alfred Addison. In the 66th minute Doriva Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cayetano Francho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 67th minute of play forced Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurel Mușetescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güntekin Enginer in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Doriva Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Patay Juniors's Cayetano Francho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cayetano Francho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 83rd minute of play forced Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Patay Juniors's zone, Doriva Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cayetano Francho came out of the goal and Doriva Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Excelência de Luxe's Wellington Nunes was substituted for Doriva Jacinto. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Patay Juniors's goalkeeper Cayetano Francho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 94 minutes, Wellington Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Excelência de Luxe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wellington Nunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Excelência de Luxe played a much better game than Patay Juniors and deserved their victory. The Patay Juniors players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.