World League

Matos Velhos Arena
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stepan Holodovskiy started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, STORM's Efim Fedotov got control of the ball when Karl Nietlisbach tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 4th minute of play forced Matos Velhos's goalkeeper Vito de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Nietlisbach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Efim Fedotov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabino Vilhena in the 10th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Efim Fedotov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vito de Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 13th minute of play. The corner led Matos Velhos's Jiang Qing Lin to fire away a dangerous shot which Efim Fedotov despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Efim Fedotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Gentil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vito de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stepan Holodovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Qing Lin came free, but Efim Fedotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vito de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 27th minute of the match. Efim Fedotov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Gentil in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Qing Lin came free, but Efim Fedotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Matos Velhos's Efim Fedotov threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sabino Vilhena, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Efim Fedotov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Gentil, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. With a little luck, STORM's Efim Fedotov got control of the ball when Karl Nietlisbach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vito de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Bolshakov in the 39th minute of the match. Júlio Gentil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efim Fedotov having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Denis Lavrentev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito de Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute Jiang Qing Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efim Fedotov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

STORM's Maksim Khomukha was substituted for Leonid Sokolov. STORM's Oleg Rodimov was substituted for Anton Varlamov. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabino Vilhena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roman Bolshakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efim Fedotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Qing Lin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Tord Böcklund came free, but Efim Fedotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efim Fedotov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of Matos Velhos booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Bolshakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matos Velhos's Vito de Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 63rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Lavrentev in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vito de Godoi saved Matos Velhos from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Gentil in the 69th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Efim Fedotov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 71 minutes on the clock, Durval Meira commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Matos Velhos made a substitution. Lee Beckford replaced Karl Nietlisbach. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Matos Velhos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of STORM:s goal. Efim Fedotov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henrique Candal went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Matos Velhos's Vito de Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Matos Velhos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 82nd minute of play forced Matos Velhos's goalkeeper Vito de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Matos Velhos's Henrique Candal in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STORM's goalie prevented a goal. STORM's Efim Fedotov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Candal in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Matos Velhos's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Blynskih came free, but Vito de Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vito de Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stepan Holodovskiy in the 86th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Blynskih to maneuver through the defense. After 95 played minutes Matos Velhos got a freekick which was hit by Henrique Candal. 99 minutes into the game, Adalberto Peres threw the ball into play from the sideline. STORM's Grigoriy Agapov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a little luck, Matos Velhos's Vito de Godoi got control of the ball when Denis Lavrentev tried to sneak it across the goal line. STORM's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.