World League

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Peter Crouch made the kick off and thus started the match. After taking down the ball on S.C. Ferrari's corner Acácio de Andrade fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Qin Fan Sheng quite easily take care of the ball. After 11 played minutes Acácio de Andrade shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng to catch but Acácio de Andrade was lucky. It became 0-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Bernardo Lima didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Gergely Bollobás struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Qin Fan Sheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.C. Ferrari. In the 22nd minute, Gergely Bollobás got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Gergely Bollobás had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gergely Bollobás in the 24th minute of play. Pavel Nedvěd made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by S.C. Ferrari's Acácio de Andrade. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gergely Bollobás in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qin Fan Sheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Acácio de Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.C. Ferrari fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 42 minutes into the game, S.C. Ferrari's Gergely Bollobás nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qin Fan Sheng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. A collision led to S.C. Ferrari getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Armandinho Vieira hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gergely Bollobás to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, S.C. Ferrari's Gergely Bollobás sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qin Fan Sheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Peter Crouch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Bernardo Lima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 65 minutes of play, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! S.C. Ferrari made a substitution. Carlos Duarte replaced Fletcher Greenan. Váldson Arruda was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. S.C. Ferrari's Gergely Bollobás got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. S.C. Ferrari's Ernesto Lavatrice quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pavel Nedvěd, made in the 79th minute of the game. Qin Fan Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Furo Furenbrink in the 85th minute of the match. Natan Vercalsteren hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Pavel Nedvěd got a free kick in the 95th minute. S.C. Ferrari's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.