World League

Stade Marcel Picot
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Taylor kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Emilio Lain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emilio Lain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walter Gardner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 5 minutes into the match, José Vítor Aparecido notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner. Walter Gardner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Walter Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Lain in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Emilio Lain 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Vítor Aparecido in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walter Gardner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Walter Gardner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Braga Junior FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Nancy AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emilio Lain took the corner. 19 minutes into the match, José Vítor Aparecido notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner. Walter Gardner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Vítor Aparecido scored 0-3 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Walter Gardner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Walter Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vítor Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Emilio Lain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. Walter Gardner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Vítor Aparecido went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 43 minutes into the match, José Vítor Aparecido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vítor Aparecido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 48th minute, Emilio Lain made a precise shot to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Vítor Aparecido to make the kick off. José Vítor Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 55 minutes, Alfie Downham mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nancy AFC and the Braga Junior FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner got control of the ball when José Vítor Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th match minute, Nancy AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graham Forster to maneuver through the defense. In the 61stth minute of the game José Vítor Aparecido who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Vítor Aparecido might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walter Gardner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Aparecido ran back to his position shaking his head. Walter Gardner made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when José Vítor Aparecido sent off a good shot on target. José Vítor Aparecido might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walter Gardner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Aparecido ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when José Vítor Aparecido came free, but Walter Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes in the game, Emilio Lain fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Walter Gardner having to interfere. Emilio Lain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Walter Gardner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Emilio Lain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emilio Lain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walter Gardner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hélio Vaz got free with Walter Gardner in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Alfie Downham was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. Alfie Downham kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After having played for 88 minutes, Hélio Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braga Junior FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hélio Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st match minute, Nancy AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Lowe to maneuver through the defense. Emilio Lain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. When Jimmy Riad fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nancy AFC's protests and gave Jimmy Riad a yellow card for diving instead. Jimmy Riad hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Walter Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. When the final whistle sounded Braga Junior FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nancy AFC.