World League

Astro Arena
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zico Orange took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mac Gordon hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the game, Max Gustafsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Edinho Pirani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edinho Pirani made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Brian Bern sent off a good shot on target. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Edinho Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Johansson in the 21st minute of play. In the 28th minute Zico Orange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Aldair Orange managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mac Gordon in the 30 minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Zico Orange sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matthias Lindgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 33 minutes Dexiators's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bruno-Henrique Orange who took care of the corner kick. Bruno-Henrique Orange made a great header on Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's corner, it was just that Dexiators's Matthias Lindgren managed to reach the ball for a save. Zico Orange's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthias Lindgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Matthias Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zico Orange, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Edinho Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Johansson in the 40th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Lennart Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edinho Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zico Orange in the 42nd minute of play forced Dexiators's goalkeeper Matthias Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edinho Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tymoteusz Misiorowski in the 44th minute of play. Edinho Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Bern in the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Max Gustafsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Gustafsson in the 51st minute of play forced Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's goalkeeper Edinho Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Zico Orange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edinho Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Misiorowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Mac Gordon came free, but Edinho Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Dexiators was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mac Gordon to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zico Orange, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Johansson came free, but Edinho Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edinho Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Bern, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 70 played minutes Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Zico Orange. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Katarínus Orange was substituted for Zico Orange. The crowd rose to their feet as Katarínus Orange kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Matthias Lindgren. That made the score 1-2 in the 75 minute of play. Edinho Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Ralf Rönn with Mac Gordon as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 81st minute, Katarínus Orange made a precise shot to the right of Matthias Lindgren. Dexiators's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The audience was convinced that Max Gustafsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edinho Pirani was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Edinho Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Bern in the 86th minute of play. Ralf Rönn got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mac Gordon. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.