World League

Okudo Sports Center
Spectators: 7365 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonatan Palban started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Isidro Reno could shoot a difficult shot in the 2nd minute, which Justo Ruy however easily saved by the left post. Arlindo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Wierzcholek, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Arlindo Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Aztore in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Sadurni in the 12th minute of play forced Nankatsu SC's goalkeeper Arlindo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Palban, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17thth minute of the game Jonatan Palban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nankatsu SC's Arlindo Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Palban in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arlindo Silva saved Nankatsu SC from getting behind. Isidro Reno in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Justo Ruy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arlindo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arlindo Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Sadurni in the 27th minute of play. Nankatsu SC's Arlindo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarne Decaluwe in the 37th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Reno came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute Nankatsu SC were awarded a corner. Özmen Özkurt went to the cornerflag to take it. Arlindo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Fabio Sadurni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NUMBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The Nankatsu SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NUMBA were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidro Reno made a kick off. Arlindo Silva made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Edmund Wierzcholek sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Isidro Reno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justo Ruy was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Arlindo Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Wierzcholek in the 59th minute of play. Arlindo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Wierzcholek in the 63rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Isidro Reno put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Justo Ruy. Arlindo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Sadurni in the 70th minute of the match. Nankatsu SC's Arlindo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Palban in the 75th minute of play. Arlindo Silva was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Fabio Sadurni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabio Sadurni really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Sadurni in the 86th minute of play forced Nankatsu SC's goalkeeper Arlindo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Nankatsu SC's goalkeeper Arlindo Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonatan Palban. Arlindo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Sadurni in the 91st minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Nankatsu SC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Wierzcholek came free, but Arlindo Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NUMBA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.