World League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. 吕布, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the match, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Giammaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. C.J. 吕布 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. 吕布 in the 7th minute of the match. Aurelio Giammaria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 11th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Jerónimo Furtado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aurelio Giammaria, 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s C.J. 吕布 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benny Koks took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Benny Koks got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edwin van der Sar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Sciascia, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benny Koks in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin van der Sar saved Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ from getting behind. If C.J. 吕布 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edwin van der Sar 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. Aurelio Giammaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s C.J. 吕布 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edwin van der Sar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 39th minute, one of Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ: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 Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ. Edwin van der Sar had in the 40thth minute some difficulties stopping Benny Koks's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benny Koks in the 41st minute. The corner ended in Benny Koks almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar did a great save. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benny Koks in the 42nd minute. The corner led ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks to fire away a dangerous shot which Edwin van der Sar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benny Koks in the 43rd minute. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Aurelio Giammaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witalis Konopka to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benny Koks was the one to do the kick off. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 52nd minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Sciascia to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Slawomir Banach was substituted for De-Falco Champion. C.J. 吕布 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin van der Sar having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when C.J. 吕布 got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute Leukothoe Atsidakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Giammaria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.J. 吕布 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 73 minutes into the match, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by C.J. 吕布. In the 76th match minute, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakub Szczepanowski to maneuver through the defense. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when C.J. 吕布 scored to the left of an out of position Edwin van der Sar, making the score, 1-3. In the 80th minute, Xande Solitario made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Giammaria. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Jerónimo Furtado might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aurelio Giammaria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jerónimo Furtado ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 85th minute of play forced ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goalkeeper Aurelio Giammaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gaspar Ibon hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.