World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joško Van Landschoot got the match started through his kick off. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Staf Swings in the 3rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Staf Swings's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Saldanha was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Limitless Delux Edition™ were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Squadra Demarchi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Staf Swings took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Staf Swings got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Oscar Saldanha quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Staf Swings had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staf Swings in the 7th minute of play. After 19 minutes, Gorka Vialpando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Limitless Delux Edition™ and the Squadra Demarchi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gorka Vialpando kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Joško Van Landschoot came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joško Van Landschoot took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Saldanha. Oscar Saldanha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Staf Swings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Samuel Ribeiro fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Squadra Demarchi's protests and gave Samuel Ribeiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Samuel Ribeiro hit a great ball. Staf Swings might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Staf Swings ran back to his position shaking his head. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Staf Swings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Staf Swings in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th minute Staf Swings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Staf Swings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Staf Swings in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar Saldanha saved Squadra Demarchi from getting behind. A well-hit corner resulted in Jeremey Rompen heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Staf Swings blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Saldanha having to make a save. Oscar Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Staf Swings's shot from short distance in the 44th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexsandro Britto made a kick off. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Staf Swings in the 51st minute of the match. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when Limitless Delux Edition™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joško Van Landschoot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Staf Swings in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Staf Swings might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Staf Swings ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joško Van Landschoot in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 63 minutes Squadra Demarchi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Staf Swings who took care of the corner kick. Limitless Delux Edition™'s Staf Swings was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oscar Saldanha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Samuel Ribeiro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joško Van Landschoot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Richard Moura got a free kick in the 65th minute. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staf Swings in the 67th minute of play. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joško Van Landschoot in the 70th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staf Swings might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Staf Swings ran back to his position shaking his head. Oscar Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Staf Swings in the 72nd minute. Staf Swings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staf Swings in the 74th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Gong Cheng Yao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Limitless Delux Edition™'s Pascal Newton was substituted for Dorival Veiga. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when Limitless Delux Edition™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gong Cheng Yao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nelson Vidal kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Verheijden came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Staf Swings might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Staf Swings ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Staf Swings got free with Oscar Saldanha in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Staf Swings could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Oscar Saldanha made a huge save. If Staf Swings had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Staf Swings sent off a good shot on target. 0-5 became the score in the 93rd minute when Staf Swings elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Limitless Delux Edition™ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Squadra Demarchi.