World League

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 8588 (Terracing: 6442, Seating: 1975, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tivadar Demeter started the match with the kick off. Amanda Almqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, 马皓延 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johannes Kruuse in the 11th minute of play. After 18 minutes, Ciro da Silveira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C. Corinthians Paulista and the Szombathely Squirrels players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Tivadar Demeter kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fırat Aytekin. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johannes Kruuse in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Szuper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Ciro da Silveira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bai Jun Chong hit a great ball. After 43 minutes, Arif Ozan Nefer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szombathely Squirrels and the S.C. Corinthians Paulista players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Arif Ozan Nefer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Aued to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Ciro da Silveira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johannes Kruuse was the one to do the kick off. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johannes Kruuse in the 54th minute. Fırat Aytekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Szombathely Squirrels made a substitution. Lei Jian Xiong replaced Tivadar Demeter. Szombathely Squirrels were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after S.C. Corinthians Paulista's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luciano Aued took the corner. The corner ended in Luciano Aued almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Fırat Aytekin did a great save. Arnold Szuper didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Johannes Kruuse went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. S.C. Corinthians Paulista made a substitution. Evandro Trancoso replaced Johannes Kruuse. Rafinha Orange kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 80th minute of play forced S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Fırat Aytekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Szombathely Squirrels fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! Arnold Szuper had in the 85thth minute some difficulties stopping Evandro Trancoso's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Trancoso in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Jian Xiong came free, but Fırat Aytekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Fırat Aytekin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 90th minute of play. Luciano Aued's late challenge caught a S.C. Corinthians Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luciano Aued helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Aued to maneuver through the defense. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Szombathely Squirrels's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Evandro Trancoso scored to the left of an out of position Arnold Szuper, making the score, 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.