World League

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vágner Diniz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ionuț Mureșan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Celsinho Arósio fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reac Futebol Clube's protests and gave Celsinho Arósio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Reac Futebol Clube's Celsinho Arósio got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vágner Diniz in the 13th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Carl Downes got a free kick in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Reac Futebol Clube's Vágner Diniz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tim Johnstone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Diniz came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Reac Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vágner Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Ionuț Mureșan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, 陆昂国 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 34th match minute, Reac Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Vítor Moreira to maneuver through the defense. After 35 minutes, Pedro Gaúcho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reac Futebol Clube and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Tigers made a substitution. Tyrone Meehan replaced Owen Noble. In the 36th minute, Pedro Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Vágner Diniz notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of The Tigers's Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Frankie Brookes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. 陆昂国 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Reac Futebol Clube were leading 1-3. 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 Carl Downes to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Gonzalo Frejaskov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tim Johnstone was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Reac Futebol Clube made a substitution. Humberto Correia replaced Gonzalo Frejaskov. Tim Johnstone made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Vágner Diniz sent off a good shot on target. Paulo José Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Paulo José Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Humberto Correia notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of The Tigers's Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Tigers's Jonatan Fredericksen was substituted for Dave Joy. Tim Johnstone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vágner Diniz's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute, Isaac Bond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tim Johnstone made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Humberto Correia sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute of the match Reac Futebol Clube got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernesto Alagoano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Reac Futebol Clube's corner Ernesto Alagoano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tim Johnstone quite easily take care of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Reac Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.