World League

Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Di Yuan Liang made the kick off which started today's match. Gregor Rinzema stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Di Yuan Liang's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Zandberg in the 5th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Fabiano de Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Zandberg's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Sebastian Zieba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Co Fuchs in the 13th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute Abraham Zandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan in the 19th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Hermínio Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Rinzema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Sindre Westerlund made a precise shot to the right of Luiz Fabiano de Lima. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sindre Westerlund in the 34th minute of play. After 36 played minutes De Digitale Dribbelaars got a freekick which was hit by Lindi Zegers. Onur Candar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregor Rinzema having to make a save. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan in the 40th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Pombal 2003 F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Betão Peixoto. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Xiang Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute Zhao Xiang Xuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47thth minute of the game Di Yuan Liang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zhao Xiang Xuan to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sindre Westerlund. In the 54th minute Di Yuan Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Rinzema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan. Zhao Xiang Xuan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Luiz Fabiano de Lima skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 63rd minute, Pankracy Wisniewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fabiano de Lima was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Pankracy Wisniewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the game, Zhao Xiang Xuan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Digitale Dribbelaars's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pombal 2003 F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Zhao Xiang Xuan got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Co Fuchs in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute of the match, Co Fuchs tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 80 played minutes De Digitale Dribbelaars got a freekick which was hit by Zhao Xiang Xuan. The supporters of Pombal 2003 F.C. booed when De Digitale Dribbelaars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhao Xiang Xuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregor Rinzema stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Zieba's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Di Yuan Liang in the 90th minute of play forced De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Gregor Rinzema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Martxel Palmer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pombal 2003 F.C. and the De Digitale Dribbelaars players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Martxel Palmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The De Digitale Dribbelaars supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing De Digitale Dribbelaars would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.