World League

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Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Johansson in the 2nd minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Sampaio took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Alén. Joel Alén dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Umberto Nunes got free with Oséias de Andrade in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Alén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ragnar Johansson in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match, Umberto Nunes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Oséias de Andrade saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Tiki Taka FC's Manuel Sampaio in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MaLe FC's goalie prevented a goal. Joel Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Johansson in the 35th minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Maximo Abeijon in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MaLe FC's Hildeberto Passos. Manuel Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Joel Alén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Umberto Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oséias de Andrade having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Umberto Nunes made a kick off. Oséias de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Wenerdahl in the 52nd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Tiki Taka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Wenerdahl came free, but Oséias de Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oséias de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Nunes in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Su Abaunza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MaLe FC's Joel Alén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magdaleno Encina in the 71st minute of play. Ma Xing Yang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Joel Alén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Ragnar Johansson lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Joel Alén. Su Abaunza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-5 to the left of a surprised Joel Alén 77 minutes into the match. Tiki Taka FC's Orixe Abadia was substituted for Ma Xing Yang. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Magdaleno Encina put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Joel Alén. The supporters of Tiki Taka FC booed when MaLe FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harry Hylander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Su Abaunza was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 88th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 90 minutes into the game, Tiki Taka FC's Ragnar Johansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel Alén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Markus Wenerdahl during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 93 played minutes MaLe FC got a freekick which was hit by Markus Wenerdahl. 95 minutes into the match, Manuel Sampaio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joel Alén. MaLe FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Sampaio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. Tiki Taka FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.