World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Jelle Knopper made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Damm in the 3rd minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rouven Nussli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Kun Xuan in the 6th minute of the match. International Thunders's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tao Kun Xuan in the 8th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, International Thunders's Jelle Knopper made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernado Alves was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tao Kun Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tao Kun Xuan came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Unione Sportiva fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tao Kun Xuan couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Unione Sportiva fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Christiano Ronaldo came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rouven Nussli could save by the left post. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tao Kun Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Ronaldo got free with Rouven Nussli in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernado Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 47 minutes into the game, Arthur Damm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fernado Alves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half International Thunders were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Tao Kun Xuan in the 55th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christiano Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jelle Knopper. In the 67thth minute of the game Christiano Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but International Thunders's Rouven Nussli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rouven Nussli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 70th minute of the match. Rouven Nussli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tao Kun Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tao Kun Xuan in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rouven Nussli saved International Thunders from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christiano Ronaldo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rouven Nussli saved International Thunders from getting behind. In the 82nd minute Tao Kun Xuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rouven Nussli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. International Thunders's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 85th minute of play. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Damm in the 96th minute of play. International Thunders were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Unione Sportiva's much stronger midfield.