World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Pura Arte F.C's Lui Vandré 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. Lui Vandré might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viktor Häll. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lui Vandré ran back to his position shaking his head. 5 minutes into the match, NovaStella FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lui Vandré came free, but Viktor Häll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Roman Lluciano made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Vidal. Pura Arte F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Lui Vandré sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcu Pantelimon during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Lui Vandré ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Viktor Häll was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 17th minute, NovaStella FK's Roman Lluciano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodrigo Vidal. Rodrigo Vidal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Lui Vandré might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viktor Häll. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lui Vandré ran back to his position shaking his head. If Lui Vandré had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pura Arte F.C's Rodrigo Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristoffer Ek in the 27th minute of play. Rodrigo Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristoffer Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the match, NovaStella FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lui Vandré came free, but Viktor Häll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Lui Vandré managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pura Arte F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Lui Vandré was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viktor Häll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lui Vandré received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Viktor Häll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Kristoffer Ek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Häll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lui Vandré, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristoffer Ek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Vidal made a huge save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the match, Pura Arte F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Lluciano came free, but Rodrigo Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lui Vandré sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lui Vandré could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Viktor Häll made a huge save. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Lorien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Lluciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristoffer Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Boruc Ramzinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inocencio Lorien in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute Inocencio Lorien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lui Vandré might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viktor Häll. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lui Vandré ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lui Vandré got free with Viktor Häll in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in NovaStella FK's zone, Lui Vandré stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viktor Häll came out of the goal and Lui Vandré tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferris Stock during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Pura Arte F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferris Stock to maneuver through the defense. Lui Vandré received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Viktor Häll came out and tried to block the shot, but Lui Vandré slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. Rodrigo Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Lluciano in the 87th minute of play. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Lorien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, NovaStella FK's Viktor Häll got control of the ball when Lui Vandré tried to sneak it across the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.