World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ren Xi Chen started the match with the kick off. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Paraense didn't get a good kick on the ball. István Antal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. April 25 SC's attentive Cristo Marques managed to snatch the ball when Ismael Paraense made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. With a little luck, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Tomé Oliveira got control of the ball when Ren Xi Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 11 played minutes Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Paraense. Ren Xi Chen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Tomé Oliveira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 16th minute Téo Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. April 25 SC's István Antal quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ismael Paraense, made in the 17th minute of the game. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Tomé Oliveira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Ren Xi Chen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomé Oliveira. That made the score 2-0 in the 25 minute of play. Ismael Paraense charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael Paraense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. defense, Ren Xi Chen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomé Oliveira. The Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomé Oliveira should have stopped the shot. Alfredinho Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Tomé Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gení Maestro in the 34th minute. In the 35th match minute, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Paraense to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by István Antal during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ismael Paraense kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ismael Paraense made in the 51st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Magno Nunes immediately put the ball in play. April 25 SC made a substitution. Benito Marques replaced Ionel Zărnescu. April 25 SC's attentive István Antal managed to snatch the ball when Paulo Mota made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. After 62 minutes Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gení Maestro who took care of the corner kick. After 63 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro James. April 25 SC's Michel Platini was substituted for Antoni Augustyn. Ramiro James hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Ismael Paraense in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by April 25 SC's István Antal. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Campidelis in the 72nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on April 25 SC's corner Gení Maestro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tomé Oliveira quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. defense, Ren Xi Chen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomé Oliveira. The Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomé Oliveira should have stopped the shot. When April 25 SC's Färhad Cämilov in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. April 25 SC were victorious despite being under pressure from Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. for much of the match.