World League

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glauco Breckenfeld in the 4th minute of play. In the 9th minute Natã Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Nueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Humberto Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelino Nueva having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Bastos came free, but Angelino Nueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko-Recko 03™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hao Feng Yu in the 18th minute. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano França in the 20th minute of play. Vitinho do Valle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Selman Ruzi came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cipriano França's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Natã Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelino Nueva having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lyuboslav Penev in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelino Nueva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva got control of the ball when Humberto Bastos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Reko-Recko 03™ from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Glauco Breckenfeld came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Reko-Recko 03™ were awarded a corner. Hao Feng Yu went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Reko-Recko 03™'s corner Hao Feng Yu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hu Zhen Hong quite easily take care of the ball. After the first half Reko-Recko 03™ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A A Arizona's Cláudio de Mendonça was substituted for Humberto Bastos. A A Arizona made a substitution. Tiago Gabriel de Sousa replaced Vitinho do Valle. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lyuboslav Penev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natã Pereira in the 53rd minute of the match. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio de Mendonça in the 55th minute of the match. A A Arizona's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lyuboslav Penev in the 56th minute. The corner led A A Arizona's Lyuboslav Penev to fire away a dangerous shot which Angelino Nueva despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyuboslav Penev in the 61st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cláudio de Mendonça in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelino Nueva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 69th match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyuboslav Penev to maneuver through the defense. Reko-Recko 03™'s Ruy Mello was substituted for Carlos Augusto Sá. In the 70th match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyuboslav Penev to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Cipriano França dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hu Zhen Hong, 0-2. Reko-Recko 03™'s Camilo Fresnedo was substituted for Dedé Gaspar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio de Mendonça in the 84th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Angelino Nueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Penev in the 85th minute of the match. After 86 minutes Reko-Recko 03™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lyuboslav Penev who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Lyuboslav Penev got a free kick in the 88th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Reko-Recko 03™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Lyuboslav Penev shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Penev in the 94th minute of the match. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyuboslav Penev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, Tiago Gabriel de Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Reko-Recko 03™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.