World League

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Patrice Pacio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Diogo de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrice Pacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Expedition Lubin were awarded a corner. Lu Guo Guo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Lu Guo Guo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza did a great save. Lu Guo Guo succeeded in the game's 11th minute to get real power on a long shot . The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-1! Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Expedition Lubin from getting a goal against them. Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Expedition Lubin from getting a goal against them. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Bienienda, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fang Hao Jing in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Astor Guipuzkoa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Astor Guipuzkoa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vivaldo Carioca showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. Expedition Lubin's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Fang Hao Jing scored to the left of an out of position Astor Guipuzkoa, making the score, 2-1. 35 minutes into the match, Expedition Lubin's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Duarte came free, but Astor Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrice Pacio in the 43rd minute of play. Astor Guipuzkoa was a little too slow when Fang Hao Jing got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fang Hao Jing was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Expedition Lubin's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Duarte came free, but Astor Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute Fang Hao Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Guipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute Dawid Bienienda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, The Glorious FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percival Siqueira to maneuver through the defense. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dawid Bienienda in the 65th minute of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Expedition Lubin's goalkeeper Astor Guipuzkoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 87th minute of play. The Glorious FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fang Hao Jing in the 88th minute. Fang Hao Jing made a great header on The Glorious FC's corner, it was just that Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Expedition Lubin's Lu Guo Guo got a free kick in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Expedition Lubin's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Duarte came free, but Astor Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Expedition Lubin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrice Pacio to maneuver through the defense. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Zagrobelny in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Glorious FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Expedition Lubin had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.