World League

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 8472 (Terracing: 6355, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Válbson Pimenta made the kick off and thus started the match. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Bonoris in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 4 minutes, Eugenios Moutsios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sheriff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenios Moutsios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eugenios Moutsios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Clayton Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sidney Motta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clayton Gol in the 10th minute. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Eugenios Moutsios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidney Motta having to make a save. After having played for 13 minutes, Clayton Gol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sheriff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clayton Gol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Ersan Ergüleç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yahia van der Saar. Sheriff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ersan Ergüleç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 30 played minutes Sheriff got a freekick which was hit by Clayton Gol. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ersan Ergüleç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ersan Ergüleç in the 36th minute of the match. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Imbituba - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Ersan Ergüleç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imbituba - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clayton Gol to make the kick off. Clayton Gol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Sidney Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eugenios Moutsios hit a great ball. Sheriff's Kostas Kapellos was substituted for Emmanouil Paltopoulos. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ersan Ergüleç, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Clayton Gol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yahia van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Pimenta in the 66th minute of play. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Rogério da Silva didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 69th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Rogério da Silva ran dejectedly back to his position. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Berenguer Anda was substituted for Válbson Pimenta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nathaniel Burnett in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yahia van der Saar saved Sheriff from getting behind. In the 77th match minute, Sheriff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telis Lianos to maneuver through the defense. Imbituba - FSCMZ made a substitution. Ademar de Mendonça replaced Armandinho Loyola. The supporters of Imbituba - FSCMZ booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telis Lianos didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by 温浩康 in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sheriff's Telis Lianos. 88 minutes into the match, Nathaniel Burnett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yahia van der Saar. Sheriff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathaniel Burnett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Nathaniel Burnett was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When the match was over Imbituba - FSCMZ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sheriff throughout the match.