World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean Britton started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Arnaldo Colas took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Herb Good to make any attempt to save it. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Lei Bin in the 10th minute of the match. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Lei Bin in the 11th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Du Lei Bin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naike Abalos. La Mandarina Mecánica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Du Lei Bin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Herb Good showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herb Good saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Britton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Jean Britton came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Naike Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Britton, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Jean Britton made a precise shot to the right of Naike Abalos. La Mandarina Mecánica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 32nd minute Jean Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jean Britton struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Naike Abalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Britton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The La Mandarina Mecánica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Colas was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naike Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jean Britton's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Jean Britton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Naike Abalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Collin Grimm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Mandarina Mecánica the free kick. Collin Grimm kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Larra Abadie replaced Elias Leimann. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Collin Grimm got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Collin Grimm in the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Jean Britton dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Naike Abalos, 1-3. La Mandarina Mecánica's Rojelio Abeijon was substituted for Andrzej Dziedziak. In the 81st match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Britton to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Rainier Steiner got a free kick in the 83rd minute. John Abancens was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jean Britton's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Naike Abalos firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 91st match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rojelio Abeijon to maneuver through the defense. Barış Birsoy missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 93 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Naike Abalos right hand side. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.