World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luke Clist made the kick off which started today's match. Palmeiras's Qarabulud La Forgia got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Qarabulud La Forgia came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Palmeiras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Qarabulud La Forgia couldn't finish the play. Bartosz Olejarz charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartosz Olejarz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bartosz Olejarz hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Luke Clist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Francis Calmes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Barnaba Lamczyk in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Régis de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ekipa Gabi's Jan Urban was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Régis de Queirós in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With his leg Francis Calmes managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Palmeiras's Qarabulud La Forgia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 26 minutes, Gusmão Bettencourt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the Ekipa Gabi players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Doru Mihuț had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Boguslaw Oryl kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Luke Clist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Calmes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Luke Clist notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes. Francis Calmes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Qarabulud La Forgia fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmeiras's protests and gave Qarabulud La Forgia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qarabulud La Forgia to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Doru Mihuț made the kick off in the second half. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qarabulud La Forgia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes Ekipa Gabi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valdir Lopes who took care of the corner kick. In the 56th minute, Ekipa Gabi's Boguslaw Oryl seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Boguslaw Oryl the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ekipa Gabi protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Boguslaw Oryl had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 56 minutes into the game, one of Ekipa Gabi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Palmeiras a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valdir Lopes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes. 2-0. Qarabulud La Forgia took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francis Calmes. Francis Calmes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Zachary Pankowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Ekipa Gabi's goal looked a bit too open when Luke Clist came free, but Francis Calmes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barnaba Lamczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Régis de Queirós made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Barnaba Lamczyk sent off a good shot on target. Francis Calmes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Clist in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke Clist in the 72nd minute of play forced Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palmeiras's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valdir Lopes in the 73rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Valdir Lopes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Francis Calmes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Doru Mihuț hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Luke Clist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Calmes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Luke Clist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francis Calmes. Ekipa Gabi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luke Clist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Luke Clist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luke Clist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francis Calmes having to make a save. After 94 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Nicolaas Terhorst. In the 95th minute Barnaba Lamczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luke Clist in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francis Calmes saved Ekipa Gabi from getting behind. Barnaba Lamczyk scored 4-1 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Régis de Queirós, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Palmeiras's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.