World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) In the 7th minute Feng Lin Jie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Niceto Ihazintu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Tobias Glöden when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tobias Glöden was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Niceto Ihazintu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 17th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18thth minute of the game Feng Lin Jie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Niceto Ihazintu came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Caatiba MZC 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 Niceto Ihazintu couldn't finish the play. In the 25th match minute, FC Toho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qi Sang Xiang to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Caatiba MZC booed when FC Toho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bülent Kaupa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tobias Glöden. That made the score 2-0 after 34 minutes of play. If Feng Lin Jie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 46th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Glöden made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Niceto Ihazintu sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

FC Toho made a substitution. Nils Salzer replaced Kristof Dülberg. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niceto Ihazintu to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feng Lin Jie got free with Ergo Muro in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Lizer to maneuver through the defense. Ergo Muro was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Jakop Sveinlaugsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jakop Sveinlaugsson really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Toho's Feng Lin Jie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ergo Muro. That made the score 2-2 after 67 minutes of play. Ergo Muro made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Feng Lin Jie sent off a good shot on target. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Caatiba MZC from getting a goal against them. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qi Sang Xiang charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qi Sang Xiang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Toho getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Feng Lin Jie hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, Feng Lin Jie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Ergo Muro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.