World League

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Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Svetoslav Vardarov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nicky Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th match minute, Expresso Ranelagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Lugo to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match Paulo Cardozo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rosendo Gitano skillfully saved the ball. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nicky Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witold Gotfryd in the 10th minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Rosendo Gitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Valdomiro Seco got a free kick in the 11th minute. Svetoslav Vardarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Paulo Cardozo fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OS IMPOSSIVEIS's protests and gave Paulo Cardozo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to OS IMPOSSIVEIS getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Paulo Cardozo hit a great ball. If Svetoslav Vardarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goal looked a bit too open when Svetoslav Vardarov came free, but Nicky Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Gitano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauro Lugo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicky Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 30th minute of the match. Witold Gotfryd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rosendo Gitano having to make a save. Nicky Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 33rd minute of the match. Nicky Williamson made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Apostolis Lagidis sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute Witold Gotfryd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Gitano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Witold Gotfryd to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Lucas Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OS IMPOSSIVEIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Rosendo Gitano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Witold Gotfryd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 64th minute of play forced OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute of the match Expresso Ranelagh got a corner. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Apostolis Lagidis ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Expresso Ranelagh's corner Apostolis Lagidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nicky Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Lopez came free, but Rosendo Gitano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. OS IMPOSSIVEIS made a substitution. Dedé de Toledo replaced Witold Gotfryd. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. 邓昆烽 replaced Svetoslav Vardarov. Expresso Ranelagh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Apostolis Lagidis in the 74th minute. It was a well-played corner which 邓昆烽 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Bebeto de Azevedo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If 邓昆烽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicky Williamson came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Expresso Ranelagh's 邓昆烽. But to his dismay, 邓昆烽 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Lauro de Medeiros got a free kick in the 89th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the OS IMPOSSIVEIS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Expresso Ranelagh.