World League

Estádio Roceira
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5727, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Drumcode's Fabio-Roman Van Alboom started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Viktor Beckman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Drumcode's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roceira SC the free kick. A collision led to Drumcode getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Viktor Beckman hit a great ball. If Froilan Mino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute Hulk Speed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Pappageorge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanos Pappageorge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hulk Speed in the 9th minute of the match. Michel Haaland made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 13thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Thanos Pappageorge would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Thanos Pappageorge successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 32 minutes into the match, Roceira SC's Ksawery Winnicki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thanos Pappageorge narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 32 played minutes Drumcode got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Beckman. With a little luck, Drumcode's Thanos Pappageorge got control of the ball when Michel Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hulk Speed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanos Pappageorge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksawery Winnicki in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 played minutes Roceira SC got a freekick which was hit by Michel Haaland. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hulk Speed to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Paulo Trevisan in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thanos Pappageorge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute Hulk Speed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Pappageorge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, Roceira SC's Hulk Speed made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thanos Pappageorge was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Roceira SC's Luís Paulo Trevisan got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Roceira SC's Marcelinho Barral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Roceira SC from getting a goal against them. Thanos Pappageorge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Drumcode's Thanos Pappageorge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válter Fontes in the 71st minute of play. In the 71st minute, Hulk Speed made a precise shot to the right of Thanos Pappageorge. Drumcode's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Drumcode's Teo Eguen was substituted for Fabio-Roman Van Alboom. Thanos Pappageorge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Roceira SC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nilmar Trigo hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute Luís Paulo Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Pappageorge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fulgencio Abeitia hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Drumcode's goal looked a bit too open when Hulk Speed came free, but Thanos Pappageorge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roceira SC's Marcelinho Barral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Roceira SC from getting a goal against them. The corner ended in Michel Haaland almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Drumcode's Thanos Pappageorge did a great save.