World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7855 (Terracing: 5892, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xiao Zhen Yun started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Richie Craig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atletico Chusca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave H4K.BR the free kick. Club Atletico Chusca's Serafin Eate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Zhen Yun in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atletico Chusca's zone, Xiao Zhen Yun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafin Eate came out of the goal and Xiao Zhen Yun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. H4K.BR's Antonio Buccella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save H4K.BR from getting a goal against them. Lauro Moreira might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Buccella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lauro Moreira ran back to his position shaking his head. Antonio Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauro Moreira in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Zhen Yun in the 22nd minute of play forced Club Atletico Chusca's goalkeeper Serafin Eate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Chusca's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Zhen Yun came free, but Serafin Eate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in H4K.BR's zone, Lauro Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Buccella came out of the goal and Lauro Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Serafin Eate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Ali Yücesan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Eate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Ali Yücesan in the 30th minute of the match. Martin Zafiu kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Antonio Buccella came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atletico Chusca's Lauro Moreira. But to his dismay, Lauro Moreira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lauro Moreira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antonio Buccella came out and tried to block the shot, but Lauro Moreira slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lauro Moreira to make the kick off. Lauro Moreira might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Buccella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lauro Moreira ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Moreira in the 56th minute of play forced H4K.BR's goalkeeper Antonio Buccella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's João Vítor da Costa got a free kick in the 59th minute. Antonio Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauro Moreira in the 61st minute of play. Ahmet Ali Yücesan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Serafin Eate made a huge save. H4K.BR made a substitution. Gilberto Bastos replaced Severo Barbosa. H4K.BR's Reynaldo Travassos was substituted for Ahmet Ali Yücesan. Neno Lehchanski made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Richie Craig however managed to control. In the 78th minute, Boris Glanselius got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Serafin Eate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Boris Glanselius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Buccella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Buccella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Glanselius in the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Club Atletico Chusca were awarded a corner. Richie Craig went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd minute, Folke Överman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Folke Överman fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Antonio Buccella moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. Serafin Eate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Atletico Chusca's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.