World League

Sipaki Aréna
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Elliott Bergsten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marciano Marino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. A.A. Francana's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisco Secco in the 5th minute. After taking down the ball on A.A. Francana's corner Luiz Paulo Hermes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marciano Marino quite easily take care of the ball. A.A. Francana's Renan Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save A.A. Francana from getting a goal against them. Charlie Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Marino having to interfere. Renan Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Wieczorek in the 9th minute of the match. Marciano Marino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Charlie Boström's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Várdomb's Pape Lillo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Mendiko Angles kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Marciano Marino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute, Elliott Bergsten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Renan Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neymar Da Silva in the 33rd minute of play. When Várdomb's Neymar Da Silva in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.A. Francana's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olaf Wieczorek. 37 minutes into the game, Balázs Szakál was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Várdomb's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.A. Francana the free kick. After 37 played minutes Várdomb got a freekick which was hit by Balázs Szakál. After 39 minutes of play Várdomb's Balázs Szakál was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 39th minute, Balázs Szakál hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marciano Marino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charlie Boström in the 44th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olaf Wieczorek to strike the kick off in the second half. Renan Melo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olaf Wieczorek's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pape Lillo in the 59th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Charlie Boström in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marciano Marino saved Várdomb from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charlie Boström in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marciano Marino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 65th minute Charlie Boström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Marino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When A.A. Francana's Charlie Boström in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Várdomb's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Charlie Boström put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Marciano Marino. Marciano Marino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Boström in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Mendiko Angles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Francisco Secco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marciano Marino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olaf Wieczorek in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renan Melo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 76th play minutes Charlie Boström shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Marciano Marino and just under the crossbar into goal. Marciano Marino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elliott Bergsten in the 80th minute. The supporters of A.A. Francana booed when Várdomb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mátyás Kurucz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliott Bergsten in the 84th minute of play forced Várdomb's goalkeeper Marciano Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Mátyás Kurucz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Francisco Secco in the 86th minute really tested Marciano Marino's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Elliott Bergsten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marciano Marino. That made the score 1-4 in the 88 minute of play. A hard shot by Francisco Secco from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Marciano Marino's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 96 minutes into the game, Charlie Boström lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Marciano Marino. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. A.A. Francana had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.