World League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zigmantas Gimbutas kicked off to start the match. Laçın Cumayev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Izquierdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Benjamin de Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvio Bazil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benjamin de Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. Silvio Bazil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Laçın Cumayev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Giammarino in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Giammarino in the 18th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvio Bazil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute Robin Wallgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bazil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match SC Braga got a corner. Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamin de Lara ran over to the corner to take the kick. Laçın Cumayev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Izquierdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvio Bazil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Giammarino in the 36th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laçın Cumayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Giammarino in the 36th minute of the match. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 minutes Martin Palermo F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benjamin de Lara who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Lu Xun Lei got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Silvio Bazil quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guillermo Izquierdo was the one to do the kick off. Laçın Cumayev made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Guillermo Izquierdo sent off a good shot on target. After 56 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Lira. Silvio Bazil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Sol Izquierdo made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tiburcio Pepillo immediately put the ball in play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvio Bazil saved Martin Palermo F.C. from getting behind. Silvio Bazil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bazil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvio Bazil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 66th minute of the match. Laçın Cumayev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Arósio in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bazil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, SC Braga's Laçın Cumayev got control of the ball when Guillermo Izquierdo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zigmantas Gimbutas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Bazil having to interfere. SC Braga made a substitution. Geraldo Lucas replaced André Jordão. In the 80th minute Guillermo Izquierdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lu Xun Lei hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovanni Arósio. With an all-out effort, Martin Palermo F.C.'s Laçın Cumayev threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guillermo Izquierdo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Silvio Bazil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Giovanni Arósio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Laçın Cumayev made a huge save. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Palermo F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.