World League

Shaolin Temple
Spectators: 7430 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 110) Palmiro Picasso made the kick off and thus started the match. Jacobo Maxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Haßelmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Christoph Haßelmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Maxin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Pau Nas Canelas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Monsanto to maneuver through the defense. Pakua FC's Kong Sen Chen got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Pau Nas Canelas getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Oséas Moraes hit a great ball. Lech Biraga charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lech Biraga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The score was 1-0 after a penalty in the 31st minute, where Pakua FC:s Kong Sen Chen tricked Pau Nas Canelas:s Gentil Miranda with a difficult ball by the left post. In the 35th minute, Baldomiro Maties hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute of the match Palmiro Picasso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacobo Maxin skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Kong Sen Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gentil Miranda was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Jacobo Maxin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoph Haßelmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Ramiro Campelo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pau Nas Canelas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Pau Nas Canelas:s Gentil Miranda showed great skill when he stopped Kong Sen Chen:s penalty. 44 minutes into the match, Pau Nas Canelas's Christoph Haßelmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Maxin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baldomiro Maties to make the kick off. Oséas Moraes hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Gentil Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Maties in the 52nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Christoph Haßelmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Maxin was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Pau Nas Canelas's Gentil Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cayetano Darien in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Pakua FC's Jacobo Maxin got control of the ball when Christoph Haßelmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jacobo Maxin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoph Haßelmann in the 59th minute of play. Palmiro Picasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Maxin having to interfere. It was a well-played corner which Cayetano Darien managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 73 minutes into the game, Cayetano Darien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pakua FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pau Nas Canelas the free kick. A collision led to Pakua FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Cayetano Darien hit a great ball. Jacobo Maxin made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Palmiro Picasso sent off a good shot on target. Gentil Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Darien, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd match minute, Pau Nas Canelas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lech Biraga to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Zachariasz Golec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gentil Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gentil Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Sen Chen in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Pau Nas Canelas defense, Kong Sen Chen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gentil Miranda. The Pau Nas Canelas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gentil Miranda should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, Kong Sen Chen 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. Pau Nas Canelas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.