World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flavio Fernandes kicked off to start the match. Vamo A Calmarno's Bart Basson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Ramalho in the 5th minute of play. Bart Basson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Abel Ramalho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bart Basson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Flavio Fernandes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andres Ekhi. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Fernandes in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andres Ekhi saved Ricart Futebol Clube from getting behind. 34 minutes into the game, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart Basson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Flavio Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Vamo A Calmarno players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ricart Futebol Clube were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abel Ramalho made a kick off. Venancio Carretero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute, Abel Ramalho 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. Vamo A Calmarno made a substitution. Justino Rainerio replaced Flavio Fernandes. Serbülent Ushan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Andres Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eusebio Hori hit a great ball. When Justino Rainerio came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Vamo A Calmarno fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Justino Rainerio couldn't finish the play. Andres Ekhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Rainerio in the 93rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Ricart Futebol Clube defense, Justino Rainerio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andres Ekhi. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andres Ekhi should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ricart Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.