World League

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Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Han Sang Xing started the match with the kick off. Leicester Foxes Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Niles Andrews in the 4th minute. Hannes Sandwall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Han Sang Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Oscar Drake sped through DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nuno Maranhense. Nuno Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Drake in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Oscar Drake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Han Sang Xing in the 20th minute of play forced Leicester Foxes Academy's goalkeeper Hannes Sandwall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ were awarded a corner. Marco Mandrak went to the cornerflag to take it. Denílson Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Oscar Drake's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Nuno Maranhense skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 37th minute, Martin Ericsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Drake, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Han Sang Xing in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hannes Sandwall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Han Sang Xing in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hannes Sandwall saved Leicester Foxes Academy from getting behind. Nuno Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oscar Drake to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Young in the 52nd minute of play forced DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's goalkeeper Nuno Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's Nuno Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Gol in the 55th minute of play. Oscar Drake received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Nuno Maranhense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Young in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute Martin Ericsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leicester Foxes Academy's Hannes Sandwall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Leicester Foxes Academy from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute Oscar Drake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Drake in the 66th minute of play forced DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's goalkeeper Nuno Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Drake in the 69th minute of the match. Nuno Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Drake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Oscar Drake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leicester Foxes Academy made a substitution. Peter Pennant replaced Oscar Drake. Leicester Foxes Academy's Harvey Bowler was substituted for Theo Crossley. A hard shot 81 in the game by Han Sang Xing from a close distance when the talented Hannes Sandwall managed to make a qualified save. Leicester Foxes Academy's players were relieved. DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's Nuno Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Pennant in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Martin Ericsson notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's Nuno Maranhense. Nuno Maranhense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Han Sang Xing in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hannes Sandwall, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 93 minutes into the match, Felipe Gol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nuno Maranhense. DALLAS CLUB - FGMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Gol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When Peter Pennant came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Leicester Foxes Academy 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 Peter Pennant couldn't finish the play.