World League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raimundo Ventura started the match with the kick off. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudemiro Madureira in the 3rd minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Björkman in the 7th minute of play. Rodolfo Faria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but André Nordmark made a huge save. In the 10th minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Löv came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark got control of the ball when Rodolfo Faria tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 17th minute of play. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudemiro Madureira in the 18th minute of play. André Nordmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Blueskatterna'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. In the 27th minute Claudemiro Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 34th minute of play. Osvald Boström kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Isaksson in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Björkman in the 38th 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 39th match minute, FC Blueskatterna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joachim Bergman to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, FC Blueskatterna's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Carvalhal came free, but André Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s 周平荣 got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Isaksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 48th minute of play forced FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper André Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

FC Blueskatterna were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Henrik Löv took the corner. The corner ended in Alex Isaksson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran did a great save. André Nordmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 62nd minute of play forced FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper André Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Blueskatterna booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Israel Carvalhal didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Blueskatterna's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Henrik Löv in the 66th minute. Henrik Löv made a great header on FC Blueskatterna's corner, it was just that Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Peter Björkman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 66th play minute Alex Isaksson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Qiu Chuan Ran. 1-1. FC Blueskatterna made a substitution. Östen Wik replaced Joachim Bergman. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 75th minute of play. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, FC Blueskatterna's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but André Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Peter Björkman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Björkman in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Chuan Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Nordmark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 90th minute of the match. FC Blueskatterna's André Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 93rd minute of play. After having played for 94 minutes, Peter Björkman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Blueskatterna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Björkman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of FC Blueskatterna booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Lixandro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.