World League

Dragons Lair
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Holger Siöberg started the match with the kick off. Joacim First stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Marcelo Arriaza's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 5 minutes Pinhote FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sixten Söderberg who took care of the corner kick. 12 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Billy came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhuo Yu Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Rosen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute Waldemar Rosen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Yu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Marcelo Arriaza came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rage F.C. were furious when Ramiro Berenguer was red carded, 22 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Rage F.C.'s Ramiro Berenguer got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Tao Tian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zhuo Yu Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. After 28 minutes, Bart Buckinx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinhote FC and the Rage F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, one of Pinhote FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pinhote FC. Jonas Haram received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Joacim First tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Haram came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rage F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sixten Söderberg in the 36th minute. Zhuo Yu Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 39th minute of the match. If José Marcelo Arriaza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Pinhote FC's Joacim First got control of the ball when José Marcelo Arriaza tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Joacim First made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Haram in the 55th minute of play. Zhuo Yu Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Rosen, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute Sílvio Luís Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Yu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kang Ning Yu to maneuver through the defense. Rage F.C. made a substitution. Lucjan Mis replaced Billy Billy. Rage F.C.'s Juan Cristóbal Jadue was substituted for José Marcelo Arriaza. After a rather tough play, Pinhote FC's Kang Ning Yu got a free kick in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Rage F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Holger Siöberg came free, but Zhuo Yu Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhuo Yu Yuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Holger Siöberg in the 76th minute. In the 87th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Koenig to maneuver through the defense. Rage F.C.'s attentive İsrafil Metin managed to snatch the ball when Tao Tian made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. After 95 minutes, Sebastião Andrade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinhote FC and the Rage F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rage F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.