World League

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bater Cuca made the kick off which started today's match. Zhang Hong Xun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bater Cuca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bater Cuca in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Old BaoBaB Accademy's zone, Bater Cuca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhang Hong Xun came out of the goal and Bater Cuca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute, Antonio Di Luca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Old BaoBaB Accademy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Cuca in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Furia came free, but João Francisco Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, 陆政俊 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. João Francisco Loyola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Francisco Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Pirès, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Di Luca came free, but João Francisco Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Antonio Di Luca managed to work through ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Antonio Di Luca dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. João Francisco Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Di Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Pirès might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Francisco Loyola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robert Pirès ran back to his position shaking his head. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Old BaoBaB Accademy from getting a goal against them. João Francisco Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fiori Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antonio Di Luca was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's João Francisco Loyola got control of the ball when Antonio Di Luca tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Diaz came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper João Francisco Loyola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Di Luca. João Francisco Loyola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Pirès in the 71st minute. João Francisco Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Furia in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute of the match, Anfilogino Furia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Francisco Loyola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 76th minute, Robert Pirès hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Old BaoBaB Accademy made a substitution. Prince Queen replaced Robert Pirès. The supporters of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Pirès didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper João Francisco Loyola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Di Luca. João Francisco Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Di Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Furia in the 81st minute of play forced ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper João Francisco Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kléberson Leal charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kléberson Leal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ got a freekick which was hit by Kléberson Leal. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Antonio Di Luca got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's João Francisco Loyola got control of the ball when Antonio Di Luca tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Francisco Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Krøldrup in the 88th minute of play. Antonio Di Luca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but João Francisco Loyola made a huge save. Per Krøldrup could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but João Francisco Loyola made a huge save. Junior Junel did an outstanding performance 95 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-4 to the right of an irritated João Francisco Loyola in the goal.