World League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Özal Paye made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Emílio Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sílvio Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Hai Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Sílvio Fontes came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by MICE F.C.'s Dimitris Skondras. But to his dismay, Dimitris Skondras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After 13 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ding Hakimi. In the 15th minute, Ding Hakimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as MICE F.C.'s Lv Hai Chong slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sílvio Fontes. That made the score 3-0 after 17 minutes of play. Menios Tsirkos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sílvio Fontes came out and tried to block the shot, but Menios Tsirkos slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 20th minute. Özal Paye sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's goalkeeper Sílvio Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitris Skondras. MICE F.C.'s Dimitris Skondras got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, MICE F.C.'s Sílvio Fontes threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lv Hai Chong, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 35 minutes into the game, Dimitris Skondras lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Sílvio Fontes. Sílvio Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Menios Tsirkos, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Zinédine Papoutsiadis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Sílvio Fontes made a huge save. In the 42nd minute, Dimitris Skondras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimitris Skondras hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Dimitris Skondras who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Sílvio Fontes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 46 minutes into the match, Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's goalkeeper Sílvio Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Kavaliaratos. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dimitris Skondras to strike the kick off in the second half. Sílvio Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menios Tsirkos in the 51st minute of the match. Sílvio Fontes came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by MICE F.C.'s Menios Tsirkos. But to his dismay, Menios Tsirkos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Lv Hai Chong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Fontes having to interfere. In the 56th minute Dimitris Skondras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Skondras in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Riva’s Jaguar On The Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute of the match Panos Kavaliaratos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sílvio Fontes skillfully saved the ball. In the 61st minute Lv Hai Chong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Riva’s Jaguar On The Back defense, Dimitris Skondras kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Fontes. The Riva’s Jaguar On The Back fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Fontes should have stopped the shot. Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's Sílvio Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinédine Papoutsiadis in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute Lv Hai Chong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Skondras, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute Dimitris Skondras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, MICE F.C.'s Zinédine Papoutsiadis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Fontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Özal Paye hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinédine Papoutsiadis in the 81st minute of play forced Riva’s Jaguar On The Back's goalkeeper Sílvio Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Hai Chong in the 86th minute of the match. Sílvio Fontes came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by MICE F.C.'s Menios Tsirkos. But to his dismay, Menios Tsirkos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. There was no doubt that MICE F.C. were the better team. MICE F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.