World League

Maracaná
Spectators: 8476 (Terracing: 6358, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leo Ortzi kicked off to start the match. Liu Chen Jian came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia. But to his dismay, Grabiel Escorcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Liu Chen Jian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Sha, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 6th minute Xu Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Chen Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Sha in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Ortzi came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Ortzi in the 14th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Sebastian Valentine in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Nacional's Andres Orlondon. In the 20th minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of Nacional booed when SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Valentine didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liu Chen Jian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 23rd minute of the match. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Liu Chen Jian having to make a save. Liu Chen Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liu Chen Jian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andrea Heraso was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Nacional's Andrea Heraso to fire away a dangerous shot which Liu Chen Jian despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 35th minute of play forced SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's Sebastian Valentine got a free kick in the 41st minute. SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 42nd minute of play. Victor Erroman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristiano Aveiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Erroman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Stuart Mayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grabiel Escorcia kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walter Geromel didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Celedonio Unai came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Celedonio Unai couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Aveiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Ortzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Liu Chen Jian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 68th minute of play. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Ortzi in the 71st minute of play. After 85 played minutes SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS got a freekick which was hit by Leo Ortzi. Grabiel Escorcia scored 2-4 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liu Chen Jian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Xu Sha hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The Nacional supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nacional would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.