World League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artūras Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match FC COSA NOSTRA got a corner. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stanislaw Trojanowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC COSA NOSTRA's Stanislaw Trojanowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dário Veríssimo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 12th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislaw Trojanowski in the 17th minute of the match. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinícius Junior in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Artūras Ronaldo made a precise shot to the right of Dário Veríssimo. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 23rd minute of play. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Dário Veríssimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 25th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dário Veríssimo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Herkko Viitaluoma fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Herkko Viitaluoma a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th minute, Herkko Viitaluoma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Junior in the 32nd minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Albérico Calçada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artūras Ronaldo came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Salazar in the 39th minute of play. Bóas Bolas scored 1-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erikas Mikoliūnas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute Bóas Bolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erikas Mikoliūnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When FC COSA NOSTRA's Güvenç Altunç in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Güvenç Altunç in the 47th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Dário Veríssimo kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole.

In the 53rd minute Avraam Chiotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Veríssimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dário Veríssimo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Trojanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Stanislaw Trojanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th match minute, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederico Salazar to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Zhou Zhan Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dário Veríssimo was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Zhou Zhan Liang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dário Veríssimo. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zhou Zhan Liang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou Zhan Liang in the 89th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Arturo Brownell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Veríssimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Artūras Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC COSA NOSTRA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC for a fine match.