World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xan 谢霆锋 kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Xan 谢霆锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣'s 梅珂庭 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipis Karapatakis in the 12th minute of play forced ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣'s goalkeeper 梅珂庭 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Pipis Karapatakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 梅珂庭. ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pipis Karapatakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 梅珂庭 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pipis Karapatakis in the 21st minute. With a little luck, ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣'s 梅珂庭 got control of the ball when Pipis Karapatakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jardel Sanches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖广海 in the 28th minute of the match. Jardel Sanches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xan 谢霆锋 in the 32nd minute of the match. 梅珂庭 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pipis Karapatakis in the 33rd minute of play. Ronny Ottens got a throw-in 39 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Udo Etii. Xan 谢霆锋 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Pipis Karapatakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio FBPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Pipis Karapatakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 梅珂庭 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by 肖广海 in the 45th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Jardel Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pipis Karapatakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. 梅珂庭 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Pipis Karapatakis made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ☆战国☆叛菅洎叛氤氲苴☣FCB ☣ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ronny Ottens hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Pipis Karapatakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 梅珂庭 was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Grêmio FBPA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darío Pereyra in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xan 谢霆锋 got free with Jardel Sanches in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grêmio FBPA's Jardel Sanches proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. Xan 谢霆锋 did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Jardel Sanches 76 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Xan 谢霆锋 could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Jardel Sanches however easily saved by the left post. When Nikos Nentopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio FBPA's protests and gave Nikos Nentopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nikos Nentopoulos hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xan 谢霆锋 in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jardel Sanches prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grêmio FBPA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.