World League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vicente Quintal took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the The Best Ones defense, John Godholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês Fantini. The The Best Ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês Fantini should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute Vicente Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Luizão Passos took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Nestor Iratxo to make any attempt to save it. After 18 played minutes Puskas United got a freekick which was hit by Andréas Åman. After 19 played minutes Puskas United got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Theodore. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Jean Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Best Ones's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Iratxo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juarês Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Godholm in the 21st minute of the match. Albertinho Ceresso kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Juarês Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Gallberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Deivid Passos notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Puskas United's Nestor Iratxo. Nestor Iratxo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nestor Iratxo made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Vicente Quintal sent off a good shot on target. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andréas Åman in the 35th minute of play. Luizão Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Nestor Iratxo made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Quintal got free with Nestor Iratxo in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oliver Gallberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Froilan Theodore charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Froilan Theodore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when Puskas United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Froilan Theodore didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Marcos Leão fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Best Ones's protests and gave Marcos Leão a yellow card for diving instead. Oliver Gallberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Juarês Fantini firmly grabbed it by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmie Stephansson came free, but Juarês Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nestor Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Passos in the 60th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Puskas United got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Ivarsson. Nestor Iratxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luizão Passos in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Jean Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juarês Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Godholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. John Godholm kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Nestor Iratxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Passos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliver Gallberg. The crowd rose to their feet as Andréas Åman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juarês Fantini. That made the score 2-3 in the 77 minute of play. The Best Ones's Cristóvão de Sousa was substituted for Vicente Quintal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Burni Backe during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Burni Backe hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. A collision led to Puskas United getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jimmie Stephansson hit a great ball. Alexandre Tande scored 3-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nestor Iratxo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juarês Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Godholm in the 86th minute of play. In the last second Juarês Fantini throw himself and got hold of the ball when John Godholm in the 87thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 88 minutes into the match, Jean Correia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nestor Iratxo. Puskas United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean Correia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Puskas United's Nestor Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão de Sousa in the 94th minute of play.