World League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 8120 (Terracing: 6092, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) In the 7th minute Pelayo Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Sharma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blue Mountain State's Robin Sharma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pelayo Mendez in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute Saul Goodman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Sharma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robin Sharma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Răzvan Jităreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Blue Mountain State's Emanuel Garin got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Durval Leão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Robin Sharma. Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Robin Sharma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Sustrai, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Saul Goodman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robin Sharma. The goal made the score 1-0. George Popescu made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Villa Verde FC's Francisco Veloso. Damian Mouricio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 46 minutes Villa Verde FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afşar Uçuk who took care of the corner kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karol Panasewicz made a kick off. In the 50th play minute Karol Panasewicz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Damian Mouricio. 1-1. After 68 played minutes Blue Mountain State got a freekick which was hit by George Popescu. Blue Mountain State made a substitution. Dino Berardino replaced Vitinho Faria. In the 70th match minute, Blue Mountain State was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Popescu to maneuver through the defense. Robin Sharma stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Guilherme Cearense's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Villa Verde FC made a substitution. Alexsandro Garcia replaced Wesley Basso. Villa Verde FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Durval Leão in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Luís Guilherme Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karol Panasewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Damian Mouricio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damian Mouricio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökcan Bergin in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute Luís Guilherme Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Sharma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Mouricio didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Blue Mountain State's Dino Berardino shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Damian Mouricio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dino Berardino in the 87th minute. Damian Mouricio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz in the 90th minute of play. Robin Sharma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Gökcan Bergin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Damian Mouricio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Blue Mountain State walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.