World League

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Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ricardinho Alvarenga kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Cesar Flor 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. Dedé Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atala Bačo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, HollywooDogs's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Sulser came free, but Dedé Dionísio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Alvarenga in the 11th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Long Sen Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dedé Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Sulser in the 13th minute of the match. Long Sen Jing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardinho Alvarenga's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Dedé Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Sulser in the 20th minute of the match. Dedé Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as HollywooDogs's Zeno Pfützner slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Long Sen Jing. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Long Sen Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Alvarenga in the 27th minute of play. In the 31st minute Ricardinho Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Sen Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Fernan Tulio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dedé Dionísio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dedé Dionísio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Tulio in the 39th minute of play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Atala Bačo suffered a concussion after 43 minutes and had to leave the field. La Tribuna Tambien Juega made a substitution. Celestino Fernandez replaced Atala Bačo. After 44 played minutes HollywooDogs got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Alvarenga. Ricardinho Alvarenga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joe Sulser was the one to do the kick off. Dedé Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernan Tulio, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Bernardinho Pimenta got a free kick in the 54th minute. If Ricardinho Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Alvarenga in the 56th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Long Sen Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Fernan Tulio put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dedé Dionísio. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Vendel Földesi was substituted for Adolfo Qwinton. HollywooDogs's Tomás Mazza was substituted for Ronaldinho Lago. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Joe Sulser put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dedé Dionísio. The supporters of HollywooDogs booed when La Tribuna Tambien Juega was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vendel Földesi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Kilian Mbappè had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Long Sen Jing. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kilian Mbappè was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. HollywooDogs's Dedé Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Flor in the 76th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, HollywooDogs's Kilian Mbappè made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Long Sen Jing was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dedé Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vendel Földesi in the 83rd minute of the match. A throw-in in the 85th minute of the game was made by Bernardinho Pimenta with Fernan Tulio as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 88 minutes into the match, HollywooDogs's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Tulio came free, but Dedé Dionísio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Fernan Tulio got a free kick in the 89th minute. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kilian Mbappè in the 96th minute of play. HollywooDogs's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.