World League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olivier Gilg made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Rákóczifalva SE's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Augusto Lara. 7 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Flórián Gera came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Alvarenga in the 10th minute of play forced Rákóczifalva SE's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes Rákóczifalva SE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Song Xiong Hong who took care of the corner kick. 16 minutes into the match, Rákóczifalva SE's goal looked a bit too open when Song Xiong Hong came free, but Pedro Augusto Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olivier Gilg got free with Pedro Augusto Salgado in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Gáspár Tulipán came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Augusto Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olivier Gilg in the 23rd minute. Pedro Augusto Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Augusto Lara in the 24th minute of the match. Olivier Gilg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Augusto Salgado having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Pedro Augusto Salgado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Chico Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soma Horváth in the 38th minute of play. Pedro Augusto Salgado made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Olivier Gilg sent off a good shot on target. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gáspár Tulipán in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Alvarenga in the 45th minute of play forced Rákóczifalva SE's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Armandinho Vieira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Armandinho Vieira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of DIPLOMATA FC PAB protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Armandinho Vieira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in DIPLOMATA FC PAB fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! 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.

DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flórián Gera in the 54th minute of play. Pedro Augusto Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Gilg in the 58th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gáspár Tulipán. Pedro Augusto Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny Rothwell in the 66th minute of the match. Soma Horváth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Chico Donato made a huge save. Vadim Spãtaru kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Niculae Martinescu was substituted for Song Xiong Hong. A collision led to Rákóczifalva SE getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Vadim Spãtaru hit a great ball. José Augusto Lara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Augusto Salgado. Rákóczifalva SE's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Betinho Moreno's late challenge caught a Rákóczifalva SE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Betinho Moreno helped the player get up and apologised. Betinho Moreno hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Rákóczifalva SE's goal looked a bit too open when Eliézer Alvarenga came free, but Pedro Augusto Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Rákóczifalva SE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flórián Gera to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Augusto Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Pedro Augusto Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olivier Gilg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kenny Rothwell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Augusto Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Augusto Lara during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, José Augusto Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Augusto Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Gilg in the 91st minute of the match. Rákóczifalva SE's Pedro Augusto Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Gilg in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of Rákóczifalva SE booed when DIPLOMATA FC PAB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.