World League

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fang Hao Jing got the match started through his kick off. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Koehler in the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of The Glorious FC booed when λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Laurendi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abelardo Koehler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo de Souza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Abelardo Koehler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diogo de Souza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 12 played minutes λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR got a freekick which was hit by Vilhelm Tingkær. Pauli Pogba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabiano Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Hao Jing in the 18th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in The Glorious FC's zone, Elias Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo de Souza came out of the goal and Elias Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vivaldo Carioca hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Jürgen Bertel hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Fang Hao Jing who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Fabiano Pombal when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

Diogo de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, 毛俊亦 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Fang Hao Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Gerber might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo de Souza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodolfo Gerber ran back to his position shaking his head. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Gerber in the 59th minute of the match. Elias Félix kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Feliks Škarpa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabiano Pombal was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Fang Hao Jing took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Pombal. Fabiano Pombal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 69th minute of the match, Rodolfo Gerber tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Diogo de Souza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 86th minute Feliks Škarpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabiano Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Carioca in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 94th minute of play forced λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's goalkeeper Fabiano Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.