World League

Arena H4K
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xiao Zhen Yun started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes H4K.BR got a freekick which was hit by Per-Oskar Johansson. Ediberto Rodrigues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wang Jun Xi struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Antonio Buccella didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT. Antonio Buccella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Topi Nick in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's goalkeeper Tom Røise had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xiao Zhen Yun. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Tom Røise proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT from getting a goal against them. 14 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's goal looked a bit too open when Topi Nick came free, but Antonio Buccella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tom Røise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Zhen Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Topi Nick in the 18th minute of play. Tom Røise showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Zhen Yun in the 19th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when João Vítor da Costa put in a rough tackle. H4K.BR made a substitution. Samuca Ramalho replaced Daniel Alves. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for H4K.BR! 27 minutes into the match, Valto Virtala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonio Buccella. H4K.BR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valto Virtala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. H4K.BR's Antonio Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Frederik in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's goal looked a bit too open when Ediberto Rodrigues came free, but Antonio Buccella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Topi Nick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Buccella was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After 41 minutes of play, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Ediberto Rodrigues made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Buccella was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Li Shi Feng got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's Xiao Zhen Yun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tom Røise narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Topi Nick made a kick off. After 52 minutes SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Zafiu who took care of the corner kick. H4K.BR's Martin Zafiu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tom Røise in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 54th minute Ediberto Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Buccella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT were awarded a corner. Vladimiro Tindall went to the cornerflag to take it. Ahmet Ali Yücesan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tom Røise tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonio Buccella was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Wang Jun Xi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wang Jun Xi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's Xiao Zhen Yun got a free kick in the 67th minute. After 68 played minutes H4K.BR got a freekick which was hit by Severo Barbosa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jesus Frederik got free with Antonio Buccella in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. H4K.BR's Antonio Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ediberto Rodrigues in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wang Jun Xi got free with Antonio Buccella in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladimiro Tindall received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antonio Buccella came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladimiro Tindall slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 83rd minute. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT made a substitution. Marcus Olsman replaced Li Shi Feng. Antonio Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ediberto Rodrigues in the 94th minute of play. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT played a much better game than H4K.BR and deserved their victory. The H4K.BR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.