World League

Arena H4K
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xiao Zhen Yun made the kick off which started today's match. Tony Uchiha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Zhen Yun in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Rey in the 4th minute of play forced H4K.BR's goalkeeper Antonio Buccella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barni Irigoyen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Buccella having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Rey came free, but Antonio Buccella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Ali Yücesan struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Tony Uchiha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for H4K.BR. Antonio Buccella came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Barni Irigoyen. But to his dismay, Barni Irigoyen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Martin Zafiu hit a great ball. Antonio Buccella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Rey, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind H4K.BR's goalkeeper Antonio Buccella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xiao Zhen Yun scored 1-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tony Uchiha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Cristo Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th match minute, H4K.BR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Ali Yücesan to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Buccella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Rey in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristo Rey made a kick off. Antonio Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Rey in the 51st minute of play. H4K.BR's Antonio Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Rey in the 51st minute of play. Antonio Buccella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Rey in the 54th minute of the match. Antonio Buccella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Rey, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 54 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Rey came free, but Antonio Buccella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barni Irigoyen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Antonio Buccella made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xiao Zhen Yun in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony Uchiha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. H4K.BR's Samuca Ramalho was substituted for Severo Barbosa. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Don King was substituted for Alfonso Ponce. 73 minutes into the game, Nivaldo Costa threw the ball into play from the sideline. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Dacian Roşculeţ quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Rey in the 74th minute of play forced H4K.BR's goalkeeper Antonio Buccella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И were awarded a corner. Ola Lekberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Tony Uchiha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Travassos in the 79th minute of play. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Tony Uchiha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Zhen Yun in the 80th minute of play. The corner led H4K.BR's Martin Zafiu to fire away a dangerous shot which Tony Uchiha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Cristo Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antonio Buccella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Rey in the 92nd minute of the match. The R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.