World League

Estádio Ipu
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Paşa started the match with the kick off. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Clube dos pro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elmar Bruch didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Ahmet Paşa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ricky Blake was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 11 minutes into the match, Elmar Bruch notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of April 25 SC's Cordario Encina. Cordario Encina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goalkeeper Cordario Encina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kauan Albuquerque. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Paşa during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Clube dos pro booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Paşa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Iréné Reyna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cordario Encina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricky Blake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi in the 24th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Clube dos pro got a freekick which was hit by Roger Tinoco. Ricky Blake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Paşa, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Roger Tinoco in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by April 25 SC's Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi. After a rather tough play, Clube dos pro's Léo de Souza got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ahmet Paşa scored 1-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricky Blake, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Roger Tinoco in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by April 25 SC's 邓挺棋. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Paşa in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricky Blake prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute, Roger Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. April 25 SC's 邓挺棋 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Roger Tinoco in the 41 minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Iréné Reyna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube dos pro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Elmar Bruch made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Elmar Bruch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cordario Encina was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The supporters of Clube dos pro booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Rocendo didn't get a good kick on the ball. April 25 SC made a substitution. Long Dong replaced Kucandana Fastergaard. April 25 SC's José Rivera was substituted for Ahmet Paşa. Cordario Encina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iréné Reyna, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. A collision led to Clube dos pro getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Moisés Marinho hit a great ball. Cordario Encina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iréné Reyna in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iréné Reyna in the 68th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Cordario Encina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elmar Bruch in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cordario Encina saved April 25 SC from getting behind. Louis Alcantara made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tomás Franco immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Clube dos pro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simão Messias didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Albuquerque in the 86th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Cordario Encina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Ricky Blake successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. April 25 SC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.