World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dirar Rashid made the kick off and thus started the match. Ismael Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hisham Abdul Nasser came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Flores da Cunha - RS's Nicola Frei. But to his dismay, Nicola Frei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 8th minute, Emerson Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lotfi El Makhtoub in the 13th minute. Nicola Frei blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hisham Abdul Nasser having to make a save. When Líbano's Dirar Rashid in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flores da Cunha - RS's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 洪翔建 during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 洪翔建 hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the game, Dirar Rashid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flores da Cunha - RS the free kick. Flores da Cunha - RS made a substitution. William Magalhães replaced Vítor Melo. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Dirar Rashid got a free kick in the 21st minute. Akram Munahid's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Ismael Mendes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Hisham Abdul Nasser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radamel Aguero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Radamel Aguero came free, but Hisham Abdul Nasser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bashar Al Azra in the 35th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hisham Abdul Nasser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicola Frei in the 37th minute of play. Flores da Cunha - RS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Bashar Al Azra scored to the left of an out of position Ismael Mendes, making the score, 1-1. Wajdi Abou Hafez hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Radamel Aguero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ismael Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dirar Rashid's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Líbano's zone, Radamel Aguero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hisham Abdul Nasser came out of the goal and Radamel Aguero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Líbano from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Líbano booed when Flores da Cunha - RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 58th minute of the match 洪翔建 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 洪翔建 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 洪翔建 hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Rodolfo Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bashar Al Azra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Mendes was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 79th match minute, Flores da Cunha - RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicola Frei to maneuver through the defense. Ismael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 80th minute of the match. Nicola Frei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hisham Abdul Nasser having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Radamel Aguero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Flores da Cunha - RS defense, Bashar Al Azra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Mendes. The Flores da Cunha - RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Mendes should have stopped the shot. Ismael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 88th minute of the match. Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Miyaz in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Lotfi El Makhtoub left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Líbano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Ismael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirar Rashid in the 94th minute of the match. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Castro in the 96th minute of the match. Líbano's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.