World League

TELHÃO DO FOOTBALL
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wesley Donato got the match started through his kick off. Bernardo Leiria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Donato in the 4th minute of play. After 8th play minutes Wesley Donato shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Bernardo Leiria and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Fc Kertzfeld's Pastor Cambranes got a free kick in the 10th minute. SLB TELHA's Hermes Vilanova got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joël Rétière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Wesley Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Leiria was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute Luís Ribas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Lossimäe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Toupin, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Bernardo Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Fc Kertzfeld's Helmut Lossimäe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Fc Kertzfeld from getting a goal against them. Hermes Vilanova made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 36thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Helmut Lossimäe would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. SLB TELHA's Bernardo Leiria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Toupin in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hermes Vilanova was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Gaston Toupin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Leiria. SLB TELHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaston Toupin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 57th minute, Kader Piette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, Fc Kertzfeld's goal looked a bit too open when Hermes Vilanova came free, but Helmut Lossimäe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The SLB TELHA fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when SLB TELHA's Hermes Vilanova looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fc Kertzfeld were furious when Edgar de Toledo was red carded, 68 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Herman Johnsson replaced Alix Poulain. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Fc Kertzfeld:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SLB TELHA:s goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Hermes Vilanova who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Kertzfeld's Helmut Lossimäe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Luís Ribas fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SLB TELHA's protests and gave Luís Ribas a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Ribas hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Xavier Amy replaced Wesley Donato. Luís Ribas hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Helmut Lossimäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermes Vilanova in the 86th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kader Piette during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 88 played minutes Fc Kertzfeld got a freekick which was hit by Kader Piette. In the 93rd minute, Adelino Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 97 minutes into the game, Xavier Amy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bernardo Leiria. Xavier Amy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. The Fc Kertzfeld supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Fc Kertzfeld would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.