World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Sand kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Marquinhos Best hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benne Benneborg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Sand in the 7th minute of the match. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, José Sand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Benne Benneborg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benne Benneborg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Sand, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Northland Vikings's Gao Peng Ran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilson Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 18th minute of the match Northland Vikings got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonio Čolak ran over to the corner to take the kick. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Northland Vikings's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jean-Paul Møffelmand took the corner. Jean-Paul Møffelmand made a great header on ITAFUT 4EVER's corner, it was just that Northland Vikings's Benne Benneborg managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 26 minutes, Gao Peng Ran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northland Vikings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gao Peng Ran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute Northland Vikings were awarded a corner. Antonio Čolak went to the cornerflag to take it. Gao Peng Ran might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nilson Peres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gao Peng Ran ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evelio Rico got free with Benne Benneborg in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Peng Ran, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gao Peng Ran stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When José Sand came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER 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 José Sand couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Northland Vikings booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Best didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Jorge Azenha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northland Vikings's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. After a rather tough play, Northland Vikings's Jorge Azenha got a free kick in the 58th minute. When ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Northland Vikings's goalie prevented a goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for José Sand. A sloppy throw-in by Jorge Azenha in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ITAFUT 4EVER's Marquinhos Best. Jardel Baggio might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benne Benneborg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jardel Baggio ran back to his position shaking his head. Benne Benneborg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Gao Peng Ran 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. Northland Vikings's Ture Lundgren was substituted for Andreas Falk. Northland Vikings made a substitution. Ture Waller replaced Gao Peng Ran. In the 72nd minute, Ture Waller made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Peres. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Nilson Peres made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Ture Waller sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benne Benneborg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The Northland Vikings fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Northland Vikings's Ture Waller looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Northland Vikings's Benne Benneborg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Tarasek in the 85th minute of play. If Jardel Baggio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ture Lundgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Peres having to interfere. In the 94th minute Boguslaw Tarasek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benne Benneborg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save ITAFUT 4EVER from getting a goal against them. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.