World League

Campinhos
Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zheng Yang Zhen made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Augusto Saldanha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Özbek Samet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özbek Samet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Özbek Samet got control of the ball when Pedro Velloso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gracie Barra's Falcão Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Yang Zhen in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, ΠΑΟΚ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Özbek Samet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Sotiris Zacharakis put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Falcão Cunha. Batuhan Secaat charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Batuhan Secaat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Batuhan Secaat got a free kick in the 20th minute. Falcão Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheng Yang Zhen in the 27th minute of the match. Özbek Samet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 28th minute of the match. Sotiris Zacharakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Falcão Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotiris Zacharakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Zheng Yang Zhen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΠΑΟΚ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Saldanha to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Kamp to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 52nd minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Özbek Samet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gracie Barra were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after ΠΑΟΚ FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Şamil Sağman took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalie and right to Emanuel de Lara. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ΠΑΟΚ FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Pedro Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Isaias Oso was substituted for Ronaldão Mendonça. Falcão Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotiris Zacharakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Snorri De Hond replaced Augusto Saldanha. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Nilton Botelho replaced Pedro Velloso. ΠΑΟΚ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petros Mirtsos in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Sotiris Zacharakis came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Snorri De Hond in the 71st minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Özbek Samet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Akakios Kazantzidis replaced Zheng Yang Zhen. Falcão Cunha made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Isaias Oso sent off a good shot on target. Falcão Cunha was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Isaias Oso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isaias Oso really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Falcão Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akakios Kazantzidis in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute Snorri De Hond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özbek Samet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Özbek Samet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ΠΑΟΚ FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.