World League

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Qiu Yuan Jun started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Qiu Yuan Jun made a precise shot to the right of Renan Melo. A.A. Francana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aykut Canel in the 12th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Bartosz Bereszynski sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats didn't even have to move. In the 18th minute, Gregorio Caton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Qiu Yuan Jun hit a great ball. Qiu Yuan Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Renan Melo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aykut Canel, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 27 minutes of play, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renan Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, A.A. Francana's Francisco Secco got a free kick in the 31st minute. Celedonio Fonda was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Knight Of Dawn's zone, Charlie Boström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Urtats came out of the goal and Charlie Boström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gregorio Caton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute Qiu Yuan Jun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Celedonio Fonda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knight Of Dawn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.A. Francana the free kick. Celedonio Fonda hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Aykut Canel fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.A. Francana's protests and gave Aykut Canel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Aykut Canel hit a great ball. If Qiu Yuan Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Caetano Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Charlie Boström charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charlie Boström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Charlie Boström hit a great ball. Qiu Yuan Jun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Renan Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Danilo Matro replaced Gregorio Caton. Knight Of Dawn's attentive Henri Soucy managed to snatch the ball when Caetano Albuquerque made a throw-in in the 58th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Qiu Yuan Jun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Melo was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the game, Qiu Yuan Jun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Renan Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franco Baresi's late challenge caught a A.A. Francana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Franco Baresi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Knight Of Dawn's Franco Baresi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Bruno Norino replaced Klement Belko. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Franco Baresi hit a great ball. Renan Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Qiu Yuan Jun went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 69thth minute of the game Charlie Boström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Renan Melo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qiu Yuan Jun's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Denis Urtats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Koenig in the 74th minute. Renan Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 75th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Qiu Yuan Jun made a precise shot to the right of Renan Melo. A.A. Francana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Caetano Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for Knight Of Dawn. Celedonio Fonda stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Renan Melo. 7-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 85th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Knight Of Dawn were awarded a corner. Celedonio Fonda went to the cornerflag to take it. Knight Of Dawn's Celedonio Fonda was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Renan Melo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of A.A. Francana booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Baresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renan Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 90th minute of play. Renan Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Yuan Jun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 95 minutes, Qiu Yuan Jun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knight Of Dawn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiu Yuan Jun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francis Barney was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. Knight Of Dawn's Joaquin Dalmai was substituted for Bruno Norino. In the 97th minute, one of Knight Of Dawn:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Knight Of Dawn.