World League

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Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) In the 2nd minute, 卓笑沙 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marjan Yatsenko was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nicanor Eguen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Nicanor Eguen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Guilherme Novaes. Royal Knights FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicanor Eguen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 22nd minute, Royal Knights FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Roman Sobko fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 26 minutes into the match, Yevgen Sokolyanskyi notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Royal Knights FC's Luís Guilherme Novaes. Luís Guilherme Novaes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luís Guilherme Novaes made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Roman Sobko sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Röspel in the 31st minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Röspel in the 31st minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Guilherme Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klement Mnich in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Cristian Salandri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Knights FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. SPERANTZA the free kick. The supporters of F.C. SPERANTZA booed when Royal Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Salandri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's Kane Richard got a free kick in the 39th minute. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Klement Mnich took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Luís Guilherme Novaes to make any attempt to save it.

After some careless play in the Royal Knights FC defense, Roman Sobko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Guilherme Novaes. The Royal Knights FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Guilherme Novaes should have stopped the shot. When Arne Röspel fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Knights FC's protests and gave Arne Röspel a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Royal Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Arne Röspel. After having played for 59 minutes, Roman Sobko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. SPERANTZA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Sobko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Royal Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Mnich came free, but Luís Guilherme Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, F.C. SPERANTZA's Yevgen Sokolyanskyi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Guilherme Novaes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. SPERANTZA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristóvão Valle was slow to take the kick. During this time Royal Knights FC's players had a chance to rest. Marjan Yatsenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hudson Pires in the 84th minute. Klement Mnich might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Guilherme Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Klement Mnich ran back to his position shaking his head.