World League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Gonzalo Lixandro 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. 3 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Abreu came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolfo Faria hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Meelis Vananurm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Lixandro. With an all-out effort, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Meelis Vananurm threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rodolfo Faria, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Israel Carvalhal was slow to take the kick. During this time Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Israel Carvalhal almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm did a great save. Meelis Vananurm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 10th minute of the match. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Meelis Vananurm made a huge save. Meelis Vananurm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 19th minute of the match. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Meelis Vananurm made a huge save. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Meelis Vananurm made a huge save. Lindi Mena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Abreu in the 27th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Lindi Mena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Marcelo Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiu Chuan Ran having to interfere. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erubiel Justin in the 35th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Maicon Pontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 39th minute of the match. Meelis Vananurm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 41st minute. 周平荣 kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s zone, Marcin Wasilewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal and Marcin Wasilewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Pontes in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Raimundo Ventura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erubiel Justin was the one to do the kick off. After 55 played minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a freekick which was hit by 蔡风挺. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Gonzalo Lixandro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Meelis Vananurm was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 63rdth minute of the game Erubiel Justin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Bartosz Poteralski hit a great ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Claudemiro Madureira replaced Israel Carvalhal. Bartosz Poteralski hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Marcin Wasilewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Claudemiro Madureira came free, but Meelis Vananurm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Abreu in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Gani Rikap got a free kick in the 78th minute. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 81st minute of the match. Meelis Vananurm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rodolfo Faria in the 87th minute. The corner ended in Modesto Bras almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm did a great save. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 90th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Ventura came free, but Meelis Vananurm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Lindi Mena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Marcelo Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maicon Pontes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.