World League

KEZ Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Gilberto Boone stood somewhat misplaced when Alfredinho Vieira came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. 王斌城 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurice Odonnell in the 11th minute of the match. 王斌城 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurice Odonnell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alfredinho Vieira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Boone was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 王斌城 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maurice Odonnell went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredinho Vieira in the 18th minute of play forced Varennes's goalkeeper Gilberto Boone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes Varennes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albert Svendsrud who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seth Luke in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 王斌城 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute Varennes were awarded a corner. Théophile Berger went to the cornerflag to take it. 王斌城 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Luke in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Erwin Gay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Varennes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After the first half Varennes were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Anestis Raditsas managed to get in a good position for a shot. KEZ Toppfotball's supporters rose to their feet, but Anestis Raditsas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Boone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilberto Boone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When KEZ Toppfotball's Alfredinho Vieira in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Varennes's goalie prevented a goal. In the 60th minute, Jonathan Saltnes 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. In the 63rd minute, Alfredinho Vieira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KEZ Toppfotball fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Varennes's Hong Mosher was substituted for Ward Houde. Jonathan Staff hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Hong Mosher. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Varennes's goalkeeper Gilberto Boone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of KEZ Toppfotball booed when Varennes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seth Luke didn't get a good kick on the ball.