World League

Arena Sandinense
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juvenal da Rocha kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Wallmark in the 4th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Sandinense ADF got a corner. FC ARK CS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sílvio Luiz Tasso ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the last second Nicolas Joey throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hubert Wallmark in the 10thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 12 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's Júlio Severo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Breno Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Breno Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Júlio Severo managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ARK CS's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Severo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Breno Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute Júlio Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Juvenal da Rocha could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Nicolas Joey however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, FC ARK CS's Barry Charles got a free kick in the 18th minute. Sandinense ADF's Breno Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sammy Corcoran in the 21st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Lang in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Breno Costa saved Sandinense ADF from getting behind. Breno Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Júlio Severo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sandinense ADF's Breno Costa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 36 minutes of play, Sandinense ADF's Hubert Wallmark made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolas Joey was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Juvenal da Rocha got free with Nicolas Joey in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Murilo Pain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Breno Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Lang in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC ARK CS's Júlio Severo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Burak Özdoğan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Joey having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgar Lang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Lang in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Breno Costa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sandinense ADF's Breno Costa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Sandinense ADF from getting a goal against them. Murilo Pain charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murilo Pain the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Pain to maneuver through the defense. Breno Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Lang in the 65th minute of play. After 67 played minutes FC ARK CS got a freekick which was hit by Noel Elvins. The audience was convinced that Juvenal da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Joey was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Sílvio Luiz Tasso kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Wallmark in the 78th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Breno Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan White, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes Sandinense ADF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sammy Corcoran who took care of the corner kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sammy Corcoran during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sammy Corcoran hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal da Rocha in the 89th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Lang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Breno Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Severo in the 97thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Breno Costa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sandinense ADF had won after a very even match.