World League

ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Arena®
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mitch Dekens got the match started through his kick off. Oliverios Gayangos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Inge was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goal looked a bit too open when Mitch Dekens came free, but Vasco Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasco Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitch Dekens in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrianinho Meirelles came free, but Aaron Inge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Dudevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Aaron Inge made a huge save. After a rather tough play, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Boniel Sovera got a free kick in the 20th minute. Mitch Dekens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rdth minute of the game Adrianinho Meirelles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Branco FC's Aaron Inge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasco Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sten Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Inge came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Adrianinho Meirelles. But to his dismay, Adrianinho Meirelles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The supporters of Branco FC booed when ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauã Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Mitch Dekens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Branco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mitch Dekens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oliverios Gayangos's late challenge caught a Branco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliverios Gayangos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th match minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliverios Gayangos to maneuver through the defense. 孟源枫 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasco Goycochea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Meirelles in the 42nd minute of play forced Branco FC's goalkeeper Aaron Inge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasco Goycochea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Nordin in the 43rd minute of play. Adrianinho Meirelles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Inge read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrianinho Meirelles to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Inge was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 58th minute Adrianinho Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Inge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Vasco Goycochea got control of the ball when Mitch Dekens tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Meirelles in the 63rd minute of play forced Branco FC's goalkeeper Aaron Inge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Inge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrianinho Meirelles in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Branco FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Sten Nordin hit a great ball. Branco FC made a substitution. Nestor Claris replaced Adolfo Montes. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Mai Bin Kuan was substituted for Adrianinho Meirelles. Aaron Inge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Bin Kuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Vasco Goycochea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mitch Dekens. Branco FC's Aaron Inge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Dudevski in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Nikolay Dudevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Inge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Inge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Bin Kuan in the 77th minute of play. Eugenio Rio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Vasco Goycochea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ made a substitution. Carlos Ancelotti replaced Ronaldo Cosme. With a little luck, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Vasco Goycochea got control of the ball when Sten Nordin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Branco FC's Aaron Inge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Dudevski in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Branco FC's zone, Mai Bin Kuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Inge came out of the goal and Mai Bin Kuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 90 minutes of play, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Mai Bin Kuan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aaron Inge was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Mai Bin Kuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Mai Bin Kuan in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Branco FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Branco FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.