World League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7842 (Terracing: 5883, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zigmantas Gimbutas made the kick off which started today's match. Pipis Dilberis kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Mikla, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute Stano Štoch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 14th minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, SC Braga's Doriva Reis threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zigmantas Gimbutas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Mikla in the 22nd minute of play. Hans Zimmer kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pa-Dembo Bumbac in the 27th minute of play. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintino Carvalhais in the 28th minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Mikla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doriva Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 34th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doriva Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of V.K.DRINK Hermanovce booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdomiro Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Daniel Mikla made the kick off in the second half. Hans Zimmer lost his temper 51 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. André Jordão did an outstanding performance 53 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-0 to the right of an irritated Doriva Reis in the goal. Doriva Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quintino Carvalhais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SC Braga made a substitution. Geraldo Lucas replaced André Jordão. After a rather tough play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Pa-Dembo Bumbac got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charl De Metser in the 62nd minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Quintino Carvalhais came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdomiro Lira in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Stig-Åke Mattsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doriva Reis. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stig-Åke Mattsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Kolár in the 76th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Kolár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Mikla got in the 78th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Antonio Adán handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 80th minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juraj Markuš during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Doriva Reis saved V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting behind. Stano Štoch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Antonio Adán made a huge save. SC Braga's Valdomiro Lira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Peter Sylvestr in the 90 minute of the game. Antonio Adán made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Daniel Mikla sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SC Braga had won after a very even match.