World League

Springfield Stadium
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Ibirama Futebol Clube's Claudinho Fernandes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 6 played minutes Ibirama Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Fernandes. Sebastien Clifford took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Víktor Freire. Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 10th minute Şükür Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Víktor Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Víktor Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şükür Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Şükür Hagi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Şükür Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Víktor Freire was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şükür Hagi in the 28th minute of play forced Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Víktor Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ibirama Futebol Clube's Víktor Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camron Rhodes in the 32nd minute of play. Víktor Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şükür Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Víktor Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şükür Hagi in the 34th minute of the match. Grant Blacknell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudinho Fernandes's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. When Ezequiel Negri fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ibirama Futebol Clube's protests and gave Ezequiel Negri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Ezequiel Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ibirama Futebol Clube's attentive Agostinho Cabral managed to snatch the ball when Will Lemerond made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. Michal Budzyn kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Hugo Correia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grant Blacknell was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Víktor Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 45th minute of play.

The wind increased when Şükür Hagi made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Víktor Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Will Patton. In the 55th minute Marcinho Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grant Blacknell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Stu Hislop ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Víktor Freire was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience was convinced that Camron Rhodes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Víktor Freire was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Víktor Freire successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Leicester Lions's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sebastien Clifford in the 68th minute. The corner ended in Sebastien Clifford almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ibirama Futebol Clube's Víktor Freire did a great save. Víktor Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stu Hislop in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Ibirama Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Leicester Lions got a corner. Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastien Clifford ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Leicester Lions's corner Sebastien Clifford fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Víktor Freire quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Şükür Hagi could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Víktor Freire however easily saved by the left post. Şükür Hagis short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Víktor Freire to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Ibirama Futebol Clube's Víktor Freire got control of the ball when Şükür Hagi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Víktor Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Şükür Hagi's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When Ezequiel Negri was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. A collision led to Ibirama Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ezequiel Negri hit a great ball. Leicester Lions's Alexander-James Ford was substituted for Michal Budzyn. A collision led to Ibirama Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Ezequiel Negri hit a great ball. The Ibirama Futebol Clube supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Leicester Lions's performance. The match ended with a win for Leicester Lions.