World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo 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. A hard shot 4 in the game by Iphiklos Patrianakos from a close distance when the talented Joacim First managed to make a qualified save. Pinhote FC's players were relieved. If Tao Kun Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute Waldemar Rosen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernado Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Unione Sportiva's Iphiklos Patrianakos got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Khariklo Bilias got a free kick in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tao Kun Xuan got free with Joacim First in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joacim First made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tao Kun Xuan in the 16th minute of play. A hard shot 18 in the game by Christiano Ronaldo from a close distance when the talented Joacim First managed to make a qualified save. Pinhote FC's players were relieved. In the 22nd minute of the match Kang Ning Yu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernado Alves skillfully saved the ball. Pinhote FC's Kang Ning Yu got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christiano Ronaldos short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Joacim First to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joacim First came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo. But to his dismay, Christiano Ronaldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Fernado Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kang Ning Yu in the 30th minute of the match. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 34th minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tao Kun Xuan in the 42nd minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ronaldo came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Holger Siöberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 53rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christiano Ronaldo in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joacim First prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 56 minutes, Hans Koenig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinhote FC and the Unione Sportiva players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pinhote FC's Hans Koenig got a free kick in the 56th minute. Joacim First showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tao Kun Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christiano Ronaldo in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joacim First prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 64th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Christiano Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joacim First saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joacim First made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kimon Yfantis in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinhote FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kimon Yfantis was slow to take the kick. During this time Unione Sportiva's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Iphiklos Patrianakos heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Pinhote FC were furious when Bart Buckinx was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 71 minutes into the game, one of Pinhote FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Siöberg in the 74th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kimon Yfantis hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Ning Yu in the 76th minute of play. Joacim First showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iphiklos Patrianakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Joacim First showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. A collision led to Pinhote FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tao Tian hit a great ball. Pinhote FC's Guo Ming was substituted for Holger Siöberg. A collision led to Pinhote FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Tao Tian hit a great ball. Joacim First took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Tao Kun Xuan hit a great ball. After 93 played minutes Pinhote FC got a freekick which was hit by David Blaine. Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kimon Yfantis in the 93rd minute of the match. The supporters of Pinhote FC booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimon Yfantis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 99 minutes into the game, Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joacim First made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pinhote FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Unione Sportiva.