World League

SAN MARINO
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guilherme Abud made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Marcelo Shepherd managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Shepherd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toninho Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Niceto Etor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toninho Pinheiro was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Denver Ponta got a free kick in the 16th minute. Marcelo Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute, Andrei Vasiliu made a precise shot to the right of Toninho Pinheiro. DENVER™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Marcelo Shepherd was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 31st minute. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 37th minute, Andrei Vasiliu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Donato Tonio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Andrei Vasiliu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Toninho Pinheiro made a huge save. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Denver Ponta hit a great ball. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Denver Zago hit a great ball. When Niceto Etor fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's protests and gave Niceto Etor a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niceto Etor to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrei Vasiliu to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Shepherd in the 61st minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Toninho Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toninho Pinheiro came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Marcelo Shepherd. But to his dismay, Marcelo Shepherd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Toninho Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Shepherd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Shepherd came free, but Toninho Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Shepherd came free, but Toninho Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Tonio to maneuver through the defense. Toninho Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Vasiliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Luís Eduardo Araújo. Toninho Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Vasiliu in the 77th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrei Vasiliu in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toninho Pinheiro saved DENVER™ from getting behind. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Shepherd in the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DENVER™'s zone, Marcelo Shepherd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toninho Pinheiro came out of the goal and Marcelo Shepherd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Shepherd in the 83rd minute of the match. Toninho Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Shepherd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 90 minutes, Marcelo Shepherd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Shepherd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th minute Andrei Vasiliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toninho Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toninho Pinheiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niceto Etor's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA had played much better football throughout.