World League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blas Soter started the match with the kick off. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when Scarlet Speedster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Xosepin Jaramillo hit a great ball. Stano Dubček got a throw-in 13 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Olaf Varela. Raigo Vananurm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Róbert Behúň made a huge save. Raigo Vananurm spun around in front of the goal 15 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of FC Kukova's goal. Róbert Behúň made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Fausto Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Soter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when FC Kukova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olaf Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregório Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregório Pimentel in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Soter in the 30th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Kukova were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gregório Pimentel took the corner. FC Kukova's Jozef Šagáth was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Naldo Proença in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Róbert Behúň was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fausto Mendonça showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 39 minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Mendonça to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Stano Dubček got a free kick in the 50th minute. Gong Yang hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raigo Vananurm in the 57th minute of play forced FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th match minute, FC Kukova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stano Dubček to maneuver through the defense. If Fausto Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scarlet Speedster's Ekialde Nadal was substituted for Fausto Mendonça. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Stano Dubček got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Naldo Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Blas Soter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Naldo Proença made a huge save. FC Kukova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gregório Pimentel in the 79th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Gong Yang heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Šagáth in the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Xosepin Jaramillo hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Edward Krzynowek shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Róbert Behúň showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. FC Kukova's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.