World League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jude Monkhouse got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aras Görkem Kaymaz in the 4th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Augusto Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 8th minute. Jude Monkhouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aras Görkem Kaymaz. 16 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Paiva came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nicolas Balsemão hit a great ball. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anderson Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Augusto Quintal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cai Yuan Yuan to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Cai Yuan Yuan notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal. Carlos Augusto Quintal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 56thth minute of the game Anderson Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jude Monkhouse took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pankracy Zajonc. Pankracy Zajonc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 60th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 70th minute of play. Carlos Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. When Jude Monkhouse came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Várzea F.C. 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 Jude Monkhouse couldn't finish the play. Várzea F.C. made a substitution. Daniel Isăceanu replaced João Francisco Tande. Várzea F.C. made a substitution. Dé Montenegro replaced Jude Monkhouse. In the 81st minute, Rogério Saldanha 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 85th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Nicolas Balsemão hit a great ball. Várzea F.C.'s Valdomiro Duarte was substituted for Anderson Paiva. In the 91st minute, Nicolas Balsemão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Várzea F.C.'s supporters stood up full of expectation in the 92nd minute of the game, when Jesus Eusko after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of MZ Fénix's goal. Jesus Eusko was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Dé Montenegro scored 3-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pankracy Zajonc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.