World League

TEATRO DE LOS SUEÑOS
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gard Bredesen made the kick off which started today's match. POPODARA F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kristian Turøy in the 7th minute. The corner led POPODARA F.C's Andres Iniesta to a score. 1-0 in the 8th minute. Ådne Svensen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Tarcisio Mattos made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, Lucca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Bendik Bekken came free, but Tarcisio Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The nice shot from Gard Bredesen in the 19thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Tarcisio Mattos had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Gard Bredesen got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Lucca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ådne Svensen came free, but Tarcisio Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vânderson Linhares's late challenge caught a POPODARA F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vânderson Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lucca F.C's Vânderson Linhares got a free kick in the 27th minute. The audience was convinced that Ådne Svensen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarcisio Mattos was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 31 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Dimas Amaro. Natanael Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute Kristian Turøy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcisio Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tarcisio Mattos made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Andres Iniesta sent off a good shot on target. Thomas Revheim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Nóbrega in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Décio Nóbrega was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, POPODARA F.C's Gard Bredesen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tarcisio Mattos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Décio Nóbrega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Thomas Revheim made a huge save. After 60 minutes POPODARA F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zula Kaider who took care of the corner kick. Lucca F.C's Zula Kaider was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thomas Revheim in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sandik Rramadani hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Sandik Rramadani kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Lucca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ådne Svensen came free, but Tarcisio Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tarcisio Mattos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ådne Svensen went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Décio Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Revheim having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Lucca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Dimas Amaro came free, but Tarcisio Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tarcisio Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gard Bredesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. POPODARA F.C's Thomas Revheim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save POPODARA F.C from getting a goal against them. Andres Iniesta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarcisio Mattos having to interfere. If Décio Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. POPODARA F.C walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.