World League

Arena de São Miguel
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Palmiro Bettencourt made the kick off which started today's match. 9 minutes into the match, Mete y Raspa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Palmiro Bettencourt came free, but Ramirez Olazabala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Romo Cardarda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa. Gervásio Sousa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ramirez Olazabala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klaus Van Mellart in the 20th minute. Klaus Van Mellart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gervásio Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romo Cardarda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, Atlético Micaelense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Águas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 33rd minute of play forced Mete y Raspa FC's goalkeeper Ramirez Olazabala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasan Can Yerhum in the 36th minute of play forced Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Gervásio Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramirez Olazabala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Atlético Micaelense booed when Mete y Raspa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romo Cardarda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramirez Olazabala didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Atlético Micaelense's Klaus Van Mellart shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Ramirez Olazabala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaus Van Mellart in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute Lu Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramirez Olazabala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mete y Raspa FC's Ramirez Olazabala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Palmiro Bettencourt made a precise shot to the right of Ramirez Olazabala. Mete y Raspa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 67th minute Palmiro Bettencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramirez Olazabala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romo Cardarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Gervásio Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Palmiro Bettencourt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramirez Olazabala was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romo Cardarda, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Mete y Raspa FC's Hasan Can Yerhum sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gervásio Sousa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gervásio Sousa made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Hasan Can Yerhum sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th match minute, Mete y Raspa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hasan Can Yerhum to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Hasan Can Yerhum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felipe Carballo during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Atlético Micaelense booed when Mete y Raspa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramirez Olazabala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leal Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Lu Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramirez Olazabala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes of play, Atlético Micaelense's Lu Chen made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramirez Olazabala was left in no man's land by his defense there! 93 minutes in the game Vítor Águas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Klaus Van Mellart. A collision led to Atlético Micaelense getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Vítor Águas hit a great ball.