World League

Estadio Nacional C V
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thalis Papazisis got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ni Zhen Feng 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. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Zhen Feng in the 5th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thalis Papazisis in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pål Sefastsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Thalis Papazisis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pål Sefastsson was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Zhen Feng in the 14th minute of play. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Baez FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ruperto Ralondo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Tymoteusz Watarz could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Horacio Jesus Carvallo however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the National Team Cape-Verde defense, Ni Zhen Feng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pål Sefastsson. The National Team Cape-Verde fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pål Sefastsson should have stopped the shot. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez in the 24th minute of the match. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 30th minute of the match. Róbson Rossi hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. National Team Cape-Verde's Tymoteusz Watarz got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tymoteusz Watarz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thalis Papazisis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Thalis Papazisis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pål Sefastsson. National Team Cape-Verde's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thalis Papazisis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 47 minutes into the match, Ni Zhen Feng notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson. Pål Sefastsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The National Team Cape-Verde players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Baez FC were winning 0-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Zárate in the 52nd minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, National Team Cape-Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Qi Qing came free, but Pål Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qi Qing in the 57th minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 61st minute of the match. National Team Cape-Verde made a substitution. Klas Bergqvist replaced Fredric Melander. In the 63rd match minute, National Team Cape-Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tymoteusz Watarz to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pål Sefastsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by National Team Cape-Verde's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ruperto Ralondo was slow to take the kick. During this time Baez FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 79th minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Baez FC! Baez FC:s Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed great skill when he stopped Tymoteusz Watarz:s penalty. Horacio Jesus Carvallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klas Bergqvist in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thalis Papazisis got free with Pål Sefastsson in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danilo Zárate fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pål Sefastsson having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Baez FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.