World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dirar Rashid started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 27 de Mayo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Ali Miyaz scored to the left of an out of position Raí Bertassi, making the score, 1-0. In the 9th play minute Akram Munahid came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Raí Bertassi. 2-0. Dirar Rashid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 15 minutes, Egídio Proença mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 27 de Mayo and the Líbano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th match minute, 27 de Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Proença to maneuver through the defense. Raí Bertassi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Akram Munahid showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 17 minute of play. Raí Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bashar Al Azra, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a little luck, 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi got control of the ball when Akram Munahid tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute Bashar Al Azra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Clemente Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 27 de Mayo and the Líbano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Clemente Castro hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save 27 de Mayo from getting a goal against them. After 29 minutes, Hílton Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 27 de Mayo and the Líbano players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 27 de Mayo getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Hílton Cardoso hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Raí Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ali Miyaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raí Bertassi was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Raí Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirar Rashid, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirar Rashid in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Raí Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lotfi El Makhtoub. During the 40th minute of the match Egídio Proença completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Egídio Proença a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Egídio Proença kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Líbano's Lotfi El Makhtoub was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 46th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dedê de Senna made a kick off. 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Miyaz in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Miyaz came free, but Raí Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akram Munahid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raí Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lotfi El Makhtoub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bashar Al Azra hit a great ball. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yousri Akram didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 de Mayo's Carlos Eduardo Rossi got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Miyaz came free, but Raí Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bashar Al Azra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirar Rashid in the 67th minute of play forced 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Raí Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Miyaz in the 69th minute of play forced 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Raí Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Líbano's Dirar Rashid made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raí Bertassi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 73rd minute Akram Munahid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute Dedê de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hisham Abdul Nasser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Lotfi El Makhtoub came free, but Raí Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raí Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Miyaz in the 82nd minute of the match. Raí Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Miyaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Líbano were awarded a corner. Bashar Al Azra went to the cornerflag to take it. Bashar Al Azra made a great header on Líbano's corner, it was just that 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 85th minute Lotfi El Makhtoub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raí Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Miyaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raí Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akram Munahid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Dirar Rashid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raí Bertassi. 27 de Mayo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dirar Rashid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 94th minute, Bashar Al Azra made a precise shot to the right of Raí Bertassi. 27 de Mayo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Líbano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.