World League

Honorino landa
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stig Malmgren got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Gavião Kyikatejê got a freekick which was hit by Deilmison Davids. Sitthachat Jampeehom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Malmgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, union española s.a.'s Vicens Espina got a free kick in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Zuasnabar in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique Enoch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12th minute, Miguel Zuasnabar made a precise shot to the right of Enrique Enoch. union española s.a.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Gavião Kyikatejê getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Gong Zhen Fan hit a great ball. When Miguel Zuasnabar came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Gavião Kyikatejê 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 Miguel Zuasnabar couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the union española s.a. defense, Miguel Zuasnabar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrique Enoch. The union española s.a. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrique Enoch should have stopped the shot. Gavião Kyikatejê's attentive Miguel Zuasnabar managed to snatch the ball when Adelino Nordon made a throw-in in the 28th minute of the game. Gavião Kyikatejê's Sitthachat Jampeehom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig Malmgren in the 31st minute of play. After 32 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Adelino Nordon. In the 33rd minute, Miguel Zuasnabar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gavião Kyikatejê fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a rather tough play, union española s.a.'s Cecilio Magalhaes got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miguel Zuasnabar was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute Stig Malmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sitthachat Jampeehom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match, Miguel Zuasnabar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Enrique Enoch was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gavião Kyikatejê's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Miguel Zuasnabar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gavião Kyikatejê's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Zuasnabar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Enoch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Gavião Kyikatejê's Miguel Zuasnabar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Enoch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miguel Zuasnabar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Enoch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Malmgren in the 81st minute of play forced Gavião Kyikatejê's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sitthachat Jampeehom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stig Malmgren's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute Miguel Zuasnabar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Enoch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Zuasnabar came free, but Enrique Enoch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Gavião Kyikatejê supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gavião Kyikatejê would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.