World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Gladiator FC's Vaggelis Mitsiou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Miguel Diegues got a free kick in the 7th minute. If Luisão Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisão Tepedino in the 8th minute of play. Abel Castelo Branco hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 13 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Gladiator FC's Maxi Kon fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Tepedino in the 18th minute of play forced Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalkeeper Mauro Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahir Sıbgatullah in the 20th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Gustaf Albohm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sabadim Harammes PRD defense, Vaggelis Mitsiou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauro Cunha. The Sabadim Harammes PRD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauro Cunha should have stopped the shot. Gustaf Albohm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionel Bălăiță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Carlo Taranto notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha. Mauro Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Bento Candal got a free kick in the 28th minute. Mauro Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisão Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Gustaf Albohm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Castelo Branco. Gustaf Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mahir Sıbgatullah in the 36th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Eder Lopes could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Gustaf Albohm however easily saved by the left post. 39 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Gustaf Albohm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eder Lopes. Feliks Bondel took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustaf Albohm. Gustaf Albohm dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Gustaf Albohm made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Eder Lopes sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Gladiator FC's Gustaf Albohm got control of the ball when Eder Lopes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Gladiator FC's Konstantin Butylin was substituted for Luisão Tepedino. After a defensive mix-up in Sabadim Harammes PRD's zone, Vaggelis Mitsiou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Cunha came out of the goal and Vaggelis Mitsiou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Paulo Mendes got a free kick in the 57th minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sabadim Harammes PRD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vaggelis Mitsiou was slow to take the kick. During this time Gladiator FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Simos Seretis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha did a great save. In the 66th minute Ionel Bălăiță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Albohm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Sabadim Harammes PRD's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Taranto came free, but Mauro Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlo Taranto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauro Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. After 73 minutes, Paulo Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gladiator FC and the Sabadim Harammes PRD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Tao Yao Xi was substituted for Francisco Figueiredo. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Sabadim Harammes PRD. Mahir Sıbgatullah stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gustaf Albohm. 2-2. In the 79th minute Carlo Taranto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Vaggelis Mitsiou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaf Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eder Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Gladiator FC's Konstantin Butylin in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalie prevented a goal. Eder Lopes scored 4-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gustaf Albohm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.