World League

Arena do Trovão
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anders Westerstrand kicked off to start the match. Adriano Ribeiro struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Karl Martin Bell Burnell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Obscurials. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Lisandro Beltxe sped through The Obscurials's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zheng Chao. Karl Martin Bell Burnell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Ribeiro in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl Martin Bell Burnell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Beltxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvinegro de Tupã's Karl Martin Bell Burnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Wright in the 24th minute of play. In the 30th minute Nelson Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Lapurdi Jaramillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zheng Chao. The Obscurials's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lapurdi Jaramillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Alvinegro de Tupã's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arí Mello during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th match minute, Alvinegro de Tupã was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arí Mello to maneuver through the defense. After 44 minutes, Deng Shu Kuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alvinegro de Tupã and the The Obscurials players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of The Obscurials booed when Alvinegro de Tupã was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deng Shu Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lapurdi Jaramillo was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Karl Martin Bell Burnell. Karl Martin Bell Burnell yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Arí Mello got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 55th match minute, Alvinegro de Tupã was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arí Mello to maneuver through the defense. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Adriano Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Karl Martin Bell Burnell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute Lapurdi Jaramillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Lapurdi Jaramillo came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Beltxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Alvinegro de Tupã getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Deng Shu Kuan hit a great ball. After 86 played minutes Alvinegro de Tupã got a freekick which was hit by Deng Shu Kuan. The audience was convinced that Lawrance Grandison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Alvinegro de Tupã's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrance Grandison came free, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrance Grandison struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Karl Martin Bell Burnell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Obscurials. Lawrance Grandison could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a huge save. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrance Grandison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Beltxe came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.