World League

Arena Joinville
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Benjamin Lara made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Joinville Esporte Clube's Benjamin Lara dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Kong Sang Han charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kong Sang Han the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Kong Sang Han hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pontus Granlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ke Qi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Lara in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joinville Esporte Clube's goalkeeper A.J. 韩文海, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor Sena came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Erivaldo Santos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Engin Akbatu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but A.J. 韩文海 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Lara. A.J. 韩文海 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Engin Akbatu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.J. 韩文海 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Tayyip Yürüker in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Franz Corral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but A.J. 韩文海 was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Engin Akbatu made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Birol Hakim threw the ball into play from the sideline. Joinville Esporte Clube's Kong Sang Han quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joinville Esporte Clube's goalkeeper A.J. 韩文海, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute Engin Akbatu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 韩文海 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Lara in the 61st minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.J. 韩文海 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Engin Akbatu in the 68th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Engin Akbatu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. A.J. 韩文海 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Franz Corral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but A.J. 韩文海 made a huge save. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Uchiha in the 75th minute of play. Amauri Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ke Qi having to interfere. Joinville Esporte Clube's A.J. 韩文海 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Engin Akbatu in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri Vieira in the 85th minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Jerry Uchiha notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi. Ke Qi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Joinville Esporte Clube had won after a very even match.