World League

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Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eder Lopes started the match with the kick off. Mauro Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedim Emekli in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Sabadim Harammes PRD booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boruc Smolak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Pes Torto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stefanos Salepis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stefanos Salepis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pes Torto in the 13th minute of the match. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Emekli in the 14th minute of play. Nedim Emeklis short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Mauro Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stefanos Salepis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pes Torto, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Stefanos Salepis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eder Lopes in the 22nd minute of the match. If Carles Pujol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nedim Emeklis short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Mauro Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 30th minute, Miltos Makris reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mauro Cunha. The goal made the score 1-0. Mauro Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedim Emekli, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute of the match Mean Machine got a corner. Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jared Blum ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jared Blum made a great header on Mean Machine's corner, it was just that Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha managed to reach the ball for a save. Boruc Smolak kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Sabadim Harammes PRD's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pes Torto in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Figueiredo in the 41st minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Stefanos Salepis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 45 in the game by Nedim Emekli from a close distance when the talented Mauro Cunha managed to make a qualified save. Sabadim Harammes PRD's players were relieved. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nedim Emekli was the one to do the kick off. When Mean Machine's Nedim Emekli in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalie prevented a goal. Carles Pujol struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Mauro Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mean Machine. Mauro Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 59th minute of the match. Jared Blum kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of Sabadim Harammes PRD booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jared Blum didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniil Bonoris charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniil Bonoris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Daniil Bonoris got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Nedim Emekli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mean Machine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The supporters of Sabadim Harammes PRD booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakis Mantarinakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabadim Harammes PRD made a substitution. Tao Yao Xi replaced Francisco Figueiredo. In the 72nd minute, Lakis Mantarinakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carles Pujol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefanos Salepis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eder Lopes in the 82nd minute. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Emekli in the 84th minute of play. Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Miguel Diegues in the 87 minute of the game. Mauro Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedim Emekli in the 88th minute of play. Pes Torto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Stefanos Salepis made a huge save. After 90 minutes Mean Machine's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pes Torto who took care of the corner kick. Lakis Mantarinakis kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.