World League

The Last Kingdom
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Gerrit Hardering made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diguinho Rocha in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Hudson Pires 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. Gerrit Hardering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Cristo Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Cordeiro in the 23rd minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Cristo Cordara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's Léo Rezende got a free kick in the 30th minute. New England Patriots's Gerrit Hardering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Valle in the 34th minute of play. If Cristóvão Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hudson Pires kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 40thth minute. Though ot was a great shot New England Patriots's keeper Gerrit Hardering was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Lima in the 44th minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Gerrit Hardering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Lima made a kick off. Gerrit Hardering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hudson Pires in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Lima in the 54th minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Gerrit Hardering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerrit Hardering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Lima in the 60th minute of play. Gerrit Hardering took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Carlos Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Royal Knights FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 67th minute, New England Patriots's Gustavo Cordeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristo Cordara. Cristo Cordara yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's 马岚寒 got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Valdomiro Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Cordara having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Royal Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Cordeiro came free, but Cristo Cordara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of New England Patriots booed when Royal Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Rezende didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rareș Necula hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 89th match minute, Royal Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 马岚寒 to maneuver through the defense. New England Patriots's Gerrit Hardering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Valle in the 92nd minute of play. Royal Knights FC's attack was well implemented in the 93rd minute, but when Cristóvão Valle was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After 96 played minutes New England Patriots got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Necula. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.