World League

Happy Stadium SF
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Bogdanović started the match with the kick off. Mauro Castilho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Chao Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Vasques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mauro Castilho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 7th minute of play. When Leonel Júdice fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Francisco FC86's protests and gave Leonel Júdice a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Bogdan Bogdanović hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Ronaldo Pinheiro made a precise shot to the right of Sören Malmberg. Club 23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 25th match minute, São Francisco FC86 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Júdice to maneuver through the defense. Sören Malmberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ronaldo Pinheiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Pinheiro made a kick off. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Liu Chao Xiao hit a great ball. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 63rd minute of the match. Mauro Castilho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Club 23 were awarded a corner. Dacian Săraru went to the cornerflag to take it. Sören Malmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Maltez in the 68th minute of play. Liu Chao Xiao scored 2-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro Castilho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dacian Săraru kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Mauro Castilho made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Leonard Chodzinski sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Chao Xiao in the 80th minute of play forced São Francisco FC86's goalkeeper Mauro Castilho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Nae Lalescu. Mauro Castilho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 88th minute of the match. The supporters of Club 23 booed when São Francisco FC86 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrício Calçada didn't get a good kick on the ball. São Francisco FC86's Mauro Castilho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save São Francisco FC86 from getting a goal against them. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Madeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Sören Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.