World League

ANDARAI
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henrique Almeida made the kick off which started today's match. Aurelio Giammaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Almeida in the 4th minute of the match. Vânderson Falcão made a great header on AnÐaRaHy's corner, it was just that ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Aurelio Giammaria managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 13th minute of play forced AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Bruno Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, C.J. 吕布 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Bruno Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from C.J. 吕布 in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Vânderson Falcão came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute C.J. 吕布 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Benny Koks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. 吕布, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Henrique Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Elder Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benny Koks to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the game, C.J. 吕布 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bruno Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 66 played minutes ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ got a freekick which was hit by Yerko Rey. Aurelio Giammaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. C.J. 吕布 came free with the goalkeeper in the 77th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bruno Cruz could save by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling C.J. 吕布 in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 84 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Elder Brasil came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Bruno Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vânderson Falcão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Giammaria having to interfere. AnÐaRaHy's Bruno Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kryspin Bambas in the 96th minute of play. The AnÐaRaHy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s performance. The match ended with a win for ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★.