World League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Atilla Bumin Hızlan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Gabriel Bati got a free kick in the 5th minute. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilla Bumin Hızlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilla Bumin Hızlan in the 7th minute of the match. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Nikiforenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Sergey Nikiforenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilla Bumin Hızlan in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Jesús Martín shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Nikiforenko in the 22nd minute of play. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Bumin Hızlan in the 24th minute of play. Mateus Catarinense's late challenge caught a Defensores del Tiki Tiki's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Catarinense helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilla Bumin Hızlan in the 28th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dadá Vander to maneuver through the defense. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesús Martín in the 34th minute of play. After having played for 35 minutes, Atilla Bumin Hızlan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atilla Bumin Hızlan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute Atilla Bumin Hızlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Atilla Bumin Hızlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Buffon was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Josué Gonçalves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Josué Gonçalves really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 44th match minute, Defensores del Tiki Tiki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilla Bumin Hızlan to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th match minute, Defensores del Tiki Tiki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesús Martín to maneuver through the defense. After 50 minutes Saiko FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jesús Martín who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jesús Martín almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia did a great save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseu Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Saiko FC defense, Damian Laurentzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Sabóia. The Saiko FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Sabóia should have stopped the shot. When Sergey Nikiforenko came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Defensores del Tiki Tiki 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 Sergey Nikiforenko couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Defensores del Tiki Tiki getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Atilla Bumin Hızlan hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Josué Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilla Bumin Hızlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jesús Martín in the 71st minute. The corner led Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Jesús Martín to fire away a dangerous shot which Zé Sabóia despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Atilla Bumin Hızlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Sabóia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Defensores del Tiki Tiki made a substitution. Hampus Nordström replaced Atilla Bumin Hızlan. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Mateus Catarinense got a free kick in the 79th minute. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Justino Kaxen was substituted for Sergey Nikiforenko. Mateus Catarinense hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia got control of the ball when Laureano Gaskon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Galo. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hampus Nordström in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Sabóia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the final whistle sounded Defensores del Tiki Tiki left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Saiko FC.