World League

Sunken Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Pendex's Rafael Nisio 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 some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Rafael Nisio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pendex's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Nisio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sokol Narev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Blom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ruperto Nayely made a huge save. Victor Blom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ruperto Nayely made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Nisio came free, but Sokol Narev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Victor Blom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pendex's Ruperto Nayely played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Blom in the 23rd minute of play. Sunkens Surtröjor's Laércio Coutinho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by You Ting, made in the 25th minute of the game. After 31 played minutes Sunkens Surtröjor got a freekick which was hit by Laércio Coutinho. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Abel Antonio hit a great ball. Ruperto Nayely took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Blom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Antonio hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Ruperto Nayely was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Evelio Loi. Ruperto Nayely showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Blom in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Victor Blom made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Nelson de Brito hit a great ball. Ruperto Nayely showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Blom in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pendex's goalkeeper Ruperto Nayely, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Rafael Nisio took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Sokol Narev to make any attempt to save it. Pendex made a substitution. Antonio Inguma replaced Ryan Keuppens. Sunkens Surtröjor's Anton Galle was substituted for Victor Blom. Pendex's Saul Bembe was substituted for Rafael Nisio. In the 76th minute Anton Galle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Nayely saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 played minutes Pendex got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Håkansson. Laércio Coutinho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ruperto Nayely. Pendex's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Saul Bembe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Sokol Narev made a huge save. After 88 minutes Pendex's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Laércio Coutinho who took care of the corner kick. Saul Bembe kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Antonio Inguma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sokol Narev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pendex walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.