World League

Arena Thor F.C.
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Antoine Lovera started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Valla Fc's Niklas Isaksson in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thor F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Marcelinho Paulista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Lovera, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Niklas Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 played minutes Thor F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Naldo Nascimento. 8 minutes into the game, Antoine Lovera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcelinho Paulista was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the match, Niklas Isaksson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Thor F.C.'s Marcelinho Paulista. Marcelinho Paulista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Souza in the 16th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Niklas Vallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoine Lovera scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcelinho Paulista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 32 minutes into the game, Kevin Nykvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Marcelinho Paulista was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcelinho Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoine Lovera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Valla Fc booed when Thor F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Antoine Lovera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marcelinho Paulista didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niklas Isaksson went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Niklas Isaksson sped through Thor F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelinho Paulista. With a little luck, Thor F.C.'s Marcelinho Paulista got control of the ball when Niklas Isaksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcelinho Paulista. Marcelinho Paulista yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. After a defensive mix-up in Thor F.C.'s zone, Albert Hedkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelinho Paulista came out of the goal and Albert Hedkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcelinho Paulista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 64th minute. Grigore Posteucă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the game, Horácio Toledo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thor F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valla Fc the free kick. After some careless play in the Thor F.C. defense, Antoine Lovera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelinho Paulista. The Thor F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelinho Paulista should have stopped the shot. Horácio Toledo was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Thor F.C.'s Marcelinho Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 75th minute of play. Niklas Isaksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Marcelinho Paulista made a huge save. 78 minutes into the match, Niklas Isaksson notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of Thor F.C.'s Marcelinho Paulista. Marcelinho Paulista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thor F.C.'s Marcelinho Paulista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Thor F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Antoine Lovera reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcelinho Paulista. The goal made the score 0-12. When Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thor F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Niklas Isaksson took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelinho Paulista. Marcelinho Paulista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-13. Niklas Isaksson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelinho Paulista came out and tried to block the shot, but Niklas Isaksson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-14 in the 92nd minute. In the 95th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoine Lovera to maneuver through the defense.