World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Red Bull Magnus's Ayi Kusumah started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Red Bull Magnus booed when Samurai Champions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Bărbânță didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cláudio Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Santos in the 9th minute of play forced Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Ayi Kusumah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ayi Kusumah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Márcio de Brito made a huge save. When Red Bull Magnus's Ayi Kusumah in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Samurai Champions FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cláudio Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Santos in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute of the match, Ayi Kusumah tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Márcio de Brito saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by You Wei Xing in the 21st minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Márcio de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. You Wei Xing in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Márcio de Brito, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cláudio Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Samurai Champions FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Peter Santos in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes, You Wei Xing made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Samurai Champions FC booed when Red Bull Magnus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ayi Kusumah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro Loureiro got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by You Wei Xing. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Samurai Champions FC from getting a goal against them. After 46 minutes, Șerban Bărbânță mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Samurai Champions FC and the Red Bull Magnus players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th minute, Șerban Bărbânță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Márcio de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayi Kusumah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Peter Santos to strike the kick off in the second half. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayi Kusumah in the 55th minute of play. Márcio de Brito came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Bull Magnus's Ayi Kusumah. But to his dismay, Ayi Kusumah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Red Bull Magnus made a substitution. Paulo Renato Trigo replaced You Wei Xing. Red Bull Magnus made a substitution. Gerson Cruzado replaced Ayi Kusumah. Red Bull Magnus's Bass Dost was substituted for Leo de Carvalho. 65 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cido Recife. Márcio de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bass Dost in the 69th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Samurai Champions FC defense, Bass Dost kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Márcio de Brito. The Samurai Champions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Márcio de Brito should have stopped the shot. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 75th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match Axel Bäck shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Márcio de Brito showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Red Bull Magnus had won after a very even match.