World League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Edmundson Ross 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. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundson Ross in the 3rd minute of play. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerem Aktürkoglu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belchior Mamatov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Marjus Laçka when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 15th minute of the match UPTEXTIL.COM got a corner. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zé Paulo Queirós ran over to the corner to take the kick. Paolo Ruisko in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marjus Laçka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 26 minutes into the match, Edmundson Ross notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz. Mateus Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerem Aktürkoglu in the 30th minute of play. Cüneyt Berksoy received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marjus Laçka came out and tried to block the shot, but Cüneyt Berksoy slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 31st minute. Mário Maldini made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Burak Safvetullah. In the 38th minute, Fabrício Paes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute of the match, Cüneyt Berksoy got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marjus Laçka was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marjus Laçka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 42nd minute. Cüneyt Berksoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Marjus Laçka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Cüneyt Berksoy made the kick off in the second half. Marjus Laçka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 55th minute of play. UPTEXTIL.COM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pontus Hjortberg in the 56th minute. The corner ended in Hugo do Valle almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka did a great save. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundson Ross in the 61st minute of play. Felix Calisto hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ made a substitution. King Køng replaced Jacob Palha. Felix Calisto hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in UPTEXTIL.COM's zone, Burak Safvetullah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus Cruz came out of the goal and Burak Safvetullah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 75 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Mingo Camats. UPTEXTIL.COM made a substitution. Martin Ødegaard replaced Paolo Ruisko. After having played for 77 minutes, Burak Safvetullah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Burak Safvetullah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mateus Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundson Ross, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domenico Rosi got free with Mateus Cruz in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Cüneyt Berksoy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Køng in the 90th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Rosi came free, but Mateus Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. UPTEXTIL.COM's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.