World League

浙丽邱氏大球场
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 孔桦珂 made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's Gonzalo Vergaray sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hipólito Taveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hipólito Taveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Nixon in the 4th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Richard Nixon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hipólito Taveira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hipólito Taveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Nixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Nixon in the 20th minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s goalkeeper Hipólito Taveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Nixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hipólito Taveira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Richard Nixon ran back to his position shaking his head. 21 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Richard Nixon came free, but Hipólito Taveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, 汪云斐 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Cavern Club the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 汪云斐 to maneuver through the defense. Fermin Arixo hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Hipólito Taveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Nixon in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s goalkeeper Hipólito Taveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Cavern Club were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Krasniqi took the corner. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Krasniqi was slow to take the kick. During this time The Cavern Club's players had a chance to rest. 39 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Richard Nixon came free, but Hipólito Taveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Richard Nixon notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s Hipólito Taveira. Hipólito Taveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Cavern Club made a substitution. Geovani Mendonça replaced Richard Nixon. After the first half The Cavern Club were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Hipólito Taveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 52nd minute of play. Hipólito Taveira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Geovani Mendonça showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. In the 57th minute, 许树川 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute of the match The Cavern Club got a corner. 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Krasniqi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Frank Krasniqi made a great header on The Cavern Club's corner, it was just that 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C.'s Hipólito Taveira managed to reach the ball for a save. With an all-out effort, The Cavern Club's Hipólito Taveira threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Geovani Mendonça, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 64 played minutes 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Öhlmann. In the 71st minute, Geovani Mendonça 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. Hipólito Taveira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Geovani Mendonça showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, The Cavern Club's Geovani Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hipólito Taveira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 83rd minute 孔桦珂 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Bozbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovani Mendonça did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Hipólito Taveira 90 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute Geovani Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipólito Taveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The 『盛世メ名門』皇家哥伦布COLOMBO F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Cavern Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.