World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Pogromcy Flaków's Patanapong Xintarianos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arthur Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Yang Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flying Dutch's Arthur Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patanapong Xintarianos in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes Flying Dutch's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kajetan Gargasz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Pogromcy Flaków's Yaşar Zahit to fire away a dangerous shot which Arthur Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 11th minute, Yaşar Zahit made a precise shot to the right of Arthur Amorim. Flying Dutch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Patanapong Xintarianos struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Arthur Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pogromcy Flaków. In the 17th minute, Di Peng Yan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Pogromcy Flaków's Liu Yang Cheng in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flying Dutch's goalie prevented a goal. Szymon Pysz kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the last second Jaroslaw Kaczorowski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Higinio Raymundo in the 21stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 23rd minute of the match Flying Dutch got a corner. Pogromcy Flaków's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eurico Batista ran over to the corner to take the kick. Higinio Raymundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaroslaw Kaczorowski having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Patanapong Xintarianos came free, but Arthur Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Eurico Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flying Dutch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Yang Cheng in the 39th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Arthur Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Patanapong Xintarianos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arthur Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niceto Xacintu to make the kick off. Arthur Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Yang Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Pogromcy Flaków were awarded a corner. Kajetan Gargasz went to the cornerflag to take it. Di Peng Yan came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arthur Amorim could save by the left post. Jardel Pinheiro charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jardel Pinheiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niceto Xacintu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaroslaw Kaczorowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Arthur Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patanapong Xintarianos in the 67th minute of the match. If Yaşar Zahit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pogromcy Flaków made a substitution. Alejandro Gomez replaced Yaşar Zahit. If Liu Yang Cheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patanapong Xintarianos in the 76th minute of play. Arthur Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patanapong Xintarianos in the 83rd minute. Arthur Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patanapong Xintarianos in the 85th minute. Flying Dutch's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Patanapong Xintarianos scored to the left of an out of position Arthur Amorim, making the score, 1-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Patanapong Xintarianos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pogromcy Flaków's supporters rose to their feet, but Patanapong Xintarianos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arthur Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute, Eurico Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Flying Dutch booed when Pogromcy Flaków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patanapong Xintarianos didn't get a good kick on the ball.