World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bogdan Bogdanović kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Hélio Arósio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lenílson Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 7th minute of play. Club 23's Druțu Mihai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Club 23 from getting a goal against them. Umberto Alves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Druțu Mihai came out and tried to block the shot, but Umberto Alves slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. Abel Rosado hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Bogdan Bogdanović struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Lenílson Vianna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club 23. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Cătălin Ticulescu hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Simão da Silveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Druțu Mihai was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Druțu Mihai came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Brasil F.C.'s Simão da Silveira. But to his dismay, Simão da Silveira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Lenílson Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Doru Ciuvică left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club 23 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After some careless play in the Club 23 defense, Simão da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Druțu Mihai. The Club 23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Druțu Mihai should have stopped the shot. When Bogdan Bogdanović fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club 23's protests and gave Bogdan Bogdanović a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Virgil Codrescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Brasil F.C.'s Umberto Alves got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cătălin Ticulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Lenílson Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Bogdan Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenílson Vianna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Leonard Chițan came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Club 23 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 Leonard Chițan couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Club 23 defense, Simão da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Druțu Mihai. The Club 23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Druțu Mihai should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Real Brasil F.C.'s Umberto Alves got a free kick in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Real Brasil F.C.'s goalkeeper Lenílson Vianna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Bogdanović. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Brasil F.C.'s goalkeeper Lenílson Vianna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Real Brasil F.C.'s goalkeeper Lenílson Vianna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Bogdanović. 76 minutes into the match, Real Brasil F.C.'s goalkeeper Lenílson Vianna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doru Ciuvică. Druțu Mihai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão da Silveira in the 79th minute of the match. Umberto Alves scored 6-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Druțu Mihai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simão da Silveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lenílson Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Chițan in the 87th minute of the match. Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lenílson Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Chițan, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Umberto Alves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Druțu Mihai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.