World League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rasmus Højlund made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Martin Videl managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Retorno de Palermo's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Videl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucca Galvan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th match minute, Loures was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Rasmus Højlund could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Jerom Quvelirs however easily saved by the left post. Rasmus Højlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Jerom Quvelirs made a huge save. Rasmus Højlund didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 24th minute. Loures's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Malik in the 30th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Lucca Galvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerom Quvelirs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azar Azarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, El Retorno de Palermo's Mikus Linkūns nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucca Galvan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ribeiro came free, but Jerom Quvelirs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rasmus Højlund kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Azar Azarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerom Quvelirs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute of the match Loures got a corner. El Retorno de Palermo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Azar Azarov ran over to the corner to take the kick. 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.

Jerom Quvelirs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Højlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 62 minutes El Retorno de Palermo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Azar Azarov who took care of the corner kick. Lucca Galvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Malik in the 65th minute of play. Jerom Quvelirs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Højlund in the 72nd minute of play. Martin Videl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Lucca Galvan made a huge save. 79 minutes into the match, Rasmus Højlund notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of El Retorno de Palermo's Jerom Quvelirs. Jerom Quvelirs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute Azar Azarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerom Quvelirs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Videl kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Loures could leave the field as winners, despite El Retorno de Palermo having more of the ball for most of the match.