World League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaac Derwin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Brian Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Abdessalem Abdessalam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to C.A Gryffindor getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Bill Bill hit a great ball. Florin Imperatore made in the 8th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Isaac Derwin immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Montenegro in the 10th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Abdessalem Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C.A Gryffindor's Bill Bill got a free kick in the 11th minute. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Montenegro in the 14th minute of play. A throw-in in the 17th minute of the game was made by Florin Imperatore with Bouzid Bentifour as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. C.A Gryffindor's Cássio Corinth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save C.A Gryffindor from getting a goal against them. Cássio Corinth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arif Chian in the 20th minute. Isaac Derwin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Cássio Corinth when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Isaac Derwin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cássio Corinth. After a defensive mix-up in C.A Gryffindor's zone, Arif Chian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Corinth came out of the goal and Arif Chian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Montenegro in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, C.A Gryffindor's Brian Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When Brian Montenegro fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A Gryffindor's protests and gave Brian Montenegro a yellow card for diving instead. Brian Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Liviu Chimeț made in the 44th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Isaac Derwin however managed to control. Adab FC's Abdessalem Abdessalam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Montenegro in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Montenegro in the 47th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Abdessalem Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brian Montenegro made a kick off. Abdessalem Abdessalam came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by C.A Gryffindor's Brian Montenegro. But to his dismay, Brian Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Henrique Borges hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 57 minutes of play, Adab FC's Arif Chian made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cássio Corinth was left in no man's land by his defense there! Isaac Derwin charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Derwin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Adab FC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Derwin. Florin Imperatore made in the 62nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.A Gryffindor's Fabrício de Queiroz. Brian Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdessalem Abdessalam came out and tried to block the shot, but Brian Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 65th minute. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Montenegro in the 67th minute of play. Cássio Corinth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bouzid Bentifour, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Adab FC's Arif Chian got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adab FC made a substitution. Abd al-Asis Lacen replaced Isaac Derwin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Chian in the 78th minute of play forced C.A Gryffindor's goalkeeper Cássio Corinth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Oliveira in the 82nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Adab FC's Bouzid Bentifour got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Adab FC's Cheb Sadmi was substituted for Florin Imperatore. Mauro Oliveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Abdessalem Abdessalam made a huge save. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Oliveira in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Liviu Chimeț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauro Oliveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdessalem Abdessalam. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Oliveira ran back to his position shaking his head. The C.A Gryffindor supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C.A Gryffindor would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.