World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Christoffersson started the match with the kick off. Here Comes the Hammer's Valter Klack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacob Preuss in the 3rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Xiboquinha FC defense, Robert Christoffersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júlio Linares. The Xiboquinha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júlio Linares should have stopped the shot. Robert Christoffersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Linares having to interfere. Júlio Linares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Christoffersson in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Júlio Linares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Kārlis Straubegs fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Here Comes the Hammer's protests and gave Kārlis Straubegs a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Here Comes the Hammer getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Kārlis Straubegs hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Here Comes the Hammer defense, Guto Tasso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valter Klack. The Here Comes the Hammer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valter Klack should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Christoffersson to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Robert Christoffersson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio Linares. Xiboquinha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robert Christoffersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 30th minute of the match, Hasse Brasse got a very nice opportunity to score, but Júlio Linares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Valter Klack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Júlio Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Xiboquinha FC's Júlio Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlinhos Félix in the 42nd minute of play. Valter Klack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. 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.

Júlio Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlinhos Félix's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Robert Christoffersson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Júlio Linares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Here Comes the Hammer's Valter Klack proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Here Comes the Hammer from getting a goal against them. Júlio Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Carlinhos Félix who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xiboquinha FC's Júlio Linares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 71 played minutes Xiboquinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilson Madureira. Here Comes the Hammer made a substitution. Lennart Zander replaced Elof Åström. In the 72nd minute, Gilson Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Xiboquinha FC's Kléberson Sanches got a free kick in the 80th minute. Gilson Madureira hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Hasse Brasse came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Here Comes the Hammer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hasse Brasse couldn't finish the play. Júlio Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Félix in the 85th minute of the match. Cleiton Cordeiro hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Félix came free, but Júlio Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júlio Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Félix in the 87th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 90th minute of the game was made by Duda Veiga with Cleiton Cordeiro as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Valter Klack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleiton Cordeiro in the 92nd minute of the match. When Xiboquinha FC's Guto Tasso in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Here Comes the Hammer's goalie prevented a goal. Here Comes the Hammer were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Xiboquinha FC for a fine match.