World League

Ricart FC
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mastur Bates took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 董常朗, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 董常朗 in the 9th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Eusebio Hori reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dida Weidt. The goal made the score 1-1. Dida Weidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Hori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Eusebio Hori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Weidt was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Alan Arce scored 1-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andres Ekhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 董常朗 in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Doron Bantz got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, Eusebio Hori left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Hori in the 28th minute of play forced Zuera Never End MZC's goalkeeper Dida Weidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eusebio Hori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dida Weidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Hori in the 30th minute of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Eusebio Hori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zuera Never End MZC's Dida Weidt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eusebio Hori struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Dida Weidt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ricart Futebol Clube. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Geovânio Gerber got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes of play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Weidt was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eusebio Hori to make the kick off. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusebio Hori took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Weidt. Dida Weidt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Dida Weidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Hori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Michael Norström with Victor Agurto as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 67 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 董常朗. Dida Weidt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Hori, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Eusebio Hori recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 董常朗 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Andres Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when 董常朗 came free, but Andres Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 董常朗 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Andres Ekhi made a huge save. Mamede Alves hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Emanuel Olisadebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Dida Weidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 董常朗 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andres Ekhi having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans cheered their team off the field, for while Zuera Never End MZC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.