World League

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Fang Hao Jing started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black horses's goalie prevented a goal. In the 6th minute Larry Houben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match Hélio Alves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valdis Felbergs showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, The Glorious FC's Clóvis Bezerra got a free kick in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the game, The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdis Felbergs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jakub Swierczok's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo de Souza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Valdis Felbergs was a little too slow when Fang Hao Jing got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Diogo de Souza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jakub Swierczok went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Diogo de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Swierczok, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Black horses were awarded a corner. Andžs Redzobs went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 33rd minute Fang Hao Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdis Felbergs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Swierczok in the 35th minute of the match. Clóvis Bezerra hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pauli Pogba, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Vivaldo Carioca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdis Felbergs came out and tried to block the shot, but Vivaldo Carioca slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 48th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jakub Swierczok made a kick off. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Swierczok in the 53rd minute of play. Valdis Felbergs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Larry Houben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to The Glorious FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Clóvis Bezerra hit a great ball. Black horses's Bērtulis Ludbergs was substituted for Kristiāns Princāns. Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur was substituted for Jakub Swierczok. In the 76th minute, Clóvis Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Hélio Alves in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Mpenza Setlaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute of the match Patrick Cane shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valdis Felbergs showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 88th minute of the game Clóvis Bezerra made a throw-in which Vivaldo Carioca played forward. In the 97th minute, Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Diogo de Souza. Diogo de Souza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Black horses players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Glorious FC.