World League

Old School Stadium
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilberto Nayely got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Punk Fiction's Gilberto Nayely slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lu Hong Qiang. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. Lu Hong Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Nayely in the 12th minute of play. Abelardo Tancredo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Nicola Zalewski came free, but Amado Jordão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Gilberto Nayely had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lu Hong Qiang. Mauro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Nayely was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Teofil Bara got a free kick in the 29th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Gilberto Nayely managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Punk Fiction's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilberto Nayely was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the game, Punk Fiction's Gilberto Nayely nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lu Hong Qiang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 35th minute Islam Slimani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Jordão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amado Jordão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amado Jordão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Kinic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Nayely got free with Lu Hong Qiang in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Karol Kinic made the kick off in the second half. Lu Hong Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Nayely in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Punk Fiction got a corner. Mauro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Evelio Federigo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gilberto Nayely might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lu Hong Qiang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Nayely ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Nayely in the 61st minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Nayely's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lu Hong Qiang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Lu Hong Qiang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilberto Nayely went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. When Punk Fiction's Gilberto Nayely in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mauro's goalie prevented a goal. When Gilberto Nayely came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Punk Fiction fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilberto Nayely couldn't finish the play. Punk Fiction's Silvio Feliz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wawrzyniec Bara, made in the 71st minute of the game. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Nayely in the 74th minute of play. Lu Hong Qiang came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Punk Fiction's Gilberto Nayely. But to his dismay, Gilberto Nayely quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Mauro made a substitution. Bogdan Imbor replaced Nicola Zalewski. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Evelio Federigo hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Gilberto Nayely ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lu Hong Qiang was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Gilberto Nayely took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lu Hong Qiang. Lu Hong Qiang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilberto Nayely in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lu Hong Qiang saved Mauro from getting behind. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mauro players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Punk Fiction.