World League

Arena Maverick
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) New Chelsea FC's Sjef Kostermans started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Natalio Favila managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Chelsea FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natalio Favila was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edinho Paraíba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th minute, Sjef Kostermans made a precise shot to the right of Edinho Paraíba. Maverick Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Abderaouf Bensaoula hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Edinho Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Favila's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Natalio Favila succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Favila in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edinho Paraíba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. New Chelsea FC's Natalio Favila pulled a muscle in his leg after 26 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Fritz Salgado fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maverick Futebol Clube's protests and gave Fritz Salgado a yellow card for diving instead. Fritz Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Mauricio Silvanito notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Maverick Futebol Clube's Edinho Paraíba. Edinho Paraíba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edinho Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Silvanito in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Maverick Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Tawfiq Ajram hit a great ball. Edinho Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sjef Kostermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Edinho Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Segio in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maverick Futebol Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Saliba was slow to take the kick. During this time New Chelsea FC's players had a chance to rest. Edinho Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Segio in the 42nd minute of play. Alfredo Horado made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Vinícius Haaland sent off a good shot on target. In the 44th minute, Mauricio Silvanito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edinho Paraíba was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sjef Kostermans in the 47th minute of play forced Maverick Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Edinho Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Maverick Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. New Chelsea FC were winning 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wit Chuchro to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Sjef Kostermans 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. If Sjef Kostermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sjef Kostermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sjef Kostermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Maverick Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fabian Adriaanse hit a great ball. Sjef Kostermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edinho Paraíba having to interfere. Sjef Kostermans might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edinho Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sjef Kostermans ran back to his position shaking his head. If Sjef Kostermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maverick Futebol Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Saliba was slow to take the kick. During this time New Chelsea FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Mauricio Silvanito got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edinho Paraíba quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sjef Kostermans might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edinho Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sjef Kostermans ran back to his position shaking his head. Maverick Futebol Clube's Edinho Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjef Kostermans in the 80th minute of play. When Cacá Cavalcante came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Maverick Futebol Clube 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 Cacá Cavalcante couldn't finish the play. After 88 minutes of play, Maverick Futebol Clube's Vinícius Haaland made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Horado was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of New Chelsea FC booed when Maverick Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Adriaanse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Sjef Kostermans managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Chelsea FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sjef Kostermans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edinho Paraíba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sjef Kostermans who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Edinho Paraíba when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match was over New Chelsea FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Maverick Futebol Clube throughout the match.