World League

Sulva
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Josué Gonçalves got the match started through his kick off. Zé Sabóia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarkko Haakana in the 4th minute. Sulva FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Saiko FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Halil İbrahim Mengücek took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Halil İbrahim Mengücek during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Josué Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pasi Sainomaa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sulva FC's zone, Eliseu Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pasi Sainomaa came out of the goal and Eliseu Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Sulva FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Petteri Vikström hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Josué Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pasi Sainomaa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Josué Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pasi Sainomaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Sulva FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Bati came free, but Pasi Sainomaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pasi Sainomaa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Gonçalves in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when Sulva FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petteri Vikström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pasi Sainomaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarkko Haakana was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes in the game Wesley Lira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gabriel Bati. The audience was convinced that Jarkko Haakana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Sabóia was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Halil İbrahim Mengücek came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Bati in the 61st minute of play forced Sulva FC's goalkeeper Pasi Sainomaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Saiko FC's Pasi Sainomaa threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Josué Gonçalves, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 69 minutes into the game, Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pasi Sainomaa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After having played for 73 minutes, Batu Gonzales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sulva FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Batu Gonzales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pasi Sainomaa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Gonçalves in the 75th minute of the match. 75 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Sulva FC's Ilkka Kujanpää was substituted for Jarkko Haakana. Sulva FC's Pasi Sainomaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateus Catarinense in the 81st minute of play. Eliseu Fonseca came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pasi Sainomaa could save by the left post. In the 84th minute Josué Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pasi Sainomaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pasi Sainomaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseu Fonseca in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Gonçalves in the 87th minute of play forced Sulva FC's goalkeeper Pasi Sainomaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pasi Sainomaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Sulva FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mateus Catarinense came free, but Pasi Sainomaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Décio Dionísio to maneuver through the defense. Saiko FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.