World League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joaquim de Barros made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Nicolas Roland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vélez Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A well-hit corner resulted in Cristian Naike heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Roland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Roland in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Roland in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Vélez Juniors from getting a goal against them. Armindo Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Naike's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Joaquim de Barros hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Nicolas Roland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armindo Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Roland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Roland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71stth minute of the game Gervásio Severiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. César Sampaio's late challenge caught a Vélez Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Sampaio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. VB-Team made a substitution. Yu Ke Hong replaced César Sampaio. VB-Team made a substitution. Traian Hăvârneanu replaced Joaquim de Barros. VB-Team's Qiu Sheng Bang was substituted for Sandro Leitão. After 76 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by César Sampaio. In the 78th minute, Cristian Naike got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Cristian Naike sent off a good shot on target. Mattias Jonasson kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Cristian Naike fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Hăvârneanu in the 89th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Cristian Naike left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vélez Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see VB-Team lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.