World League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimundo Ventura kicked off to start the match. Eustacio Misael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Witold Piszczor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eustacio Misael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Nazil Canay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qiu Chuan Ran was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Eustacio Misael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 15th minute of the match. Guns And Roses's Eustacio Misael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Misael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Nazil Canay put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. A hard shot 28 in the game by Raimundo Ventura from a close distance when the talented Eustacio Misael managed to make a qualified save. Guns And Roses's players were relieved. In the 29th minute Nazil Canay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nazil Canay's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustin Txatxu in the 31st minute of the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Nazil Canay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guns And Roses's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nazil Canay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazil Canay in the 36th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute of the match Guns And Roses got a corner. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Segundo Bordat ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Guns And Roses's Lucio Quilo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 39 minutes of play, Guns And Roses's Nazil Canay made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qiu Chuan Ran was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 47th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudemiro Madureira to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Qiu Chuan Ran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustin Txatxu in the 52nd minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nazil Canay in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Guns And Roses got a corner. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Segundo Bordat ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Domingos Santana almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran did a great save. Nazil Canay might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiu Chuan Ran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nazil Canay ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazil Canay in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nazil Canay in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Chuan Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Nazil Canay scored to the left of an out of position Qiu Chuan Ran, making the score, 0-5. Guns And Roses's Lukas Podolski was substituted for Nazil Canay. Guns And Roses's Luis Admon was substituted for Agustin Txatxu. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Modesto Bras replaced Israel Carvalhal. Guns And Roses made a substitution. Ismael Otsoko replaced Mathies Dalsbirk. 77 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lukas Podolski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukas Podolski got free with Qiu Chuan Ran in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Segundo Bordat was slow to take the kick. During this time Guns And Roses's players had a chance to rest. Eustacio Misael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudemiro Madureira in the 82nd minute of the match. Claudemiro Madureira kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of Guns And Roses booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudemiro Madureira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Lukas Podolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Podolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Podolski in the 92nd minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Guns And Roses walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.