World League

MAN FC - STADIUM
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cederik De Roost kicked off to start the match. Godofredo Abella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Vander in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Nada Pontual F.C's Hortêncio Vander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Godofredo Abella narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcelino Hug could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Sam Marcos made a huge save. 7 minutes into the match, Nada Pontual F.C's goalkeeper Sam Marcos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelino Hug. Sam Marcos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cederik De Roost's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. MAN FC's Godofredo Abella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauã Ramos in the 12th minute of play. Sam Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Euloxu in the 13th minute of the match. Godofredo Abella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Vander in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Hortêncio Vander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nada Pontual F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sam Marcos made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Marcelino Hug sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cederik De Roost in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sam Marcos saved Nada Pontual F.C from getting behind. In the 22nd minute MAN FC were awarded a corner. Aurelian Remus went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 23rd minute, Li Wei Jun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Godofredo Abella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauã Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Marcos made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jude Sabourin sent off a good shot on target. Godofredo Abella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Vander in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Cederik De Roost shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sam Marcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, MAN FC's Niceto Euloxu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sam Marcos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Niceto Euloxu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sam Marcos, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Vander in the 43rd minute of play forced MAN FC's goalkeeper Godofredo Abella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Nada Pontual F.C's goalkeeper Sam Marcos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niceto Euloxu. Bernabe Gomez kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

In the 48th minute Jude Sabourin saw that he had a good position to shoot and he shot a long ball on target, but the ball went just outside the left post. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hortêncio Vander stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sam Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cederik De Roost in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Cederik De Roost made a precise shot to the right of Sam Marcos. Nada Pontual F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Euloxu in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sam Marcos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 71 played minutes MAN FC got a freekick which was hit by Cederik De Roost. Nada Pontual F.C made a substitution. João Francisco Martins replaced Hortêncio Vander. Nada Pontual F.C made a substitution. Richard Schmidt replaced Edgar Trigo. In the 73rd match minute, MAN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cederik De Roost to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, MAN FC's Godofredo Abella got control of the ball when João Francisco Martins tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Cauã Ramos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Godofredo Abella, 4-2. João Francisco Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Godofredo Abella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sam Marcos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Kaczanka in the 91st minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Nada Pontual F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mariusz Kaczanka came free, but Sam Marcos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MAN FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Saverio Hurko hit a great ball. Nada Pontual F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.