World League

Amy Winehouse
Spectators: 7869 (Terracing: 5903, Seating: 1810, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when George Lucas kicked off to start the match. Daniël Isla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Daniël Isla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Antonio Adán tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Antunes hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Zigmantas Gimbutas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniël Isla having to interfere. Antonio Adán made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when George Lucas sent off a good shot on target. Esteve Lando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniël Isla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Lucas in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antonio Adán prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

George Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Adán having to interfere. Antonio Adán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Lando in the 53rd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when George Lucas came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Esteve Lando managed to get in a good position for a shot. αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteve Lando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Adán breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SC Braga made a substitution. Antonio Cieri replaced Quintino Carvalhais. SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson was substituted for Zigmantas Gimbutas. In the 64th minute Stig-Åke Mattsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniël Isla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Lucas in the 70th minute of play. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Charl De Metser was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Braga's players had a chance to rest. In the 77th minute Esteve Lando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Esteve Lando sped through SC Braga's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antonio Adán. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Lucas in the 84th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Lucas in the 86th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88thth minute of the game Filomeno Bladi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Braga's Antonio Adán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Stig-Åke Mattsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniël Isla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 91st minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Braga players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for αѕαɗо γ ςαвεʀηετ.