World League

Arena SNZ
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miguel Lito made the kick off which started today's match. In the 12th match minute, Lα Sυв 21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luo Feng to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, Luo Feng was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lα Sυв 21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sangue nos Zóio the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lα Sυв 21's Luo Feng got a free kick in the 13th minute. Luo Feng hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. André Luiz Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Enekoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of Sangue nos Zóio booed when Lα Sυв 21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Lito in the 21st minute of play forced Lα Sυв 21's goalkeeper Ernesto Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Corderro made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lα Sυв 21's Paulo Lopes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Enekoitz in the 28th minute of play forced Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper André Luiz Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes Sangue nos Zóio got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Lito. After 34 minutes of play, Lα Sυв 21's Severiano Enekoitz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Luiz Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xiao Xiao kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Alex de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lα Sυв 21's Ernesto Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Lito in the 40th minute of play. Luisinho Vasconcelos's late challenge caught a Lα Sυв 21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisinho Vasconcelos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Luisinho Vasconcelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Lα Sυв 21 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Severiano Enekoitz made the kick off in the second half. Lα Sυв 21's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rolando Orti in the 55th minute. After taking down the ball on Lα Sυв 21's corner Rolando Orti fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Luiz Reis quite easily take care of the ball. Severiano Enekoitz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Luiz Reis came out and tried to block the shot, but Severiano Enekoitz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute Miguel Lito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severiano Enekoitz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Luiz Reis having to make a save. André Luiz Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Enekoitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alex de Barros fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sangue nos Zóio's protests and gave Alex de Barros a yellow card for diving instead. Lα Sυв 21 made a substitution. Fulgencio Bidari replaced Rolando Orti. Lα Sυв 21 made a substitution. Guido Bartolome replaced Godofredo Eutor. Alex de Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sangue nos Zóio's Alex de Barros got a free kick in the 69th minute. Lα Sυв 21's Ernesto Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Lito in the 72nd minute of play. André Luiz Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Bidari in the 73rd minute of the match. Lα Sυв 21's Ernesto Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Lito in the 76th minute of play. Ernesto Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Lito in the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of Lα Sυв 21 booed when Sangue nos Zóio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sangue nos Zóio's zone, Jaime Isauro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luiz Reis came out of the goal and Jaime Isauro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Vegetti in the 84th minute of play forced Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper André Luiz Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Bidari in the 85th minute of play forced Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper André Luiz Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luiz Reis made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Pablo Vegetti sent off a good shot on target. The Lα Sυв 21 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.