World League

HIGHWAY TO HELL
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 140) King Dragon's Marcos Palha 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. King Dragon's Rogério Taborda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimas Amaro in the 2nd minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Dorel Ilinca managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Domingos Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Kristian Turøy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rogério Taborda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Gard Bredesen 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 Ruperto Gonza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, POPODARA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Palha came free, but Thomas Revheim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the King Dragon defense, Dimas Amaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Taborda. The King Dragon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Taborda should have stopped the shot. Gard Bredesen scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogério Taborda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. POPODARA F.C's Dimas Amaro got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. King Dragon's Rogério Taborda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Gonza in the 32nd minute of play. King Dragon's Rogério Taborda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Gonza in the 32nd minute of play. King Dragon's Rogério Taborda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gard Bredesen in the 34th minute of play. POPODARA F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kristian Turøy in the 35th minute. Rogério Taborda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bendik Bekken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. POPODARA F.C's Kristian Turøy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rogério Taborda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. King Dragon's Rogério Taborda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gard Bredesen in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gard Bredesen to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, POPODARA F.C's İbrahima Diallo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogério Taborda was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thomas Revheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Palha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacob Azeredo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Palha in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Revheim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rogério Taborda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimas Amaro in the 71st minute of the match. POPODARA F.C were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after King Dragon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kristian Turøy took the corner. POPODARA F.C's Kristian Turøy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rogério Taborda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dorel Ilinca kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Dorel Ilinca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogério Taborda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ruperto Gonza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 77 minute of play. POPODARA F.C made a substitution. Ådne Svensen replaced Ruperto Gonza. King Dragon's Horácio Taborda was substituted for Ademar Azenha. Thomas Revheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Palha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. POPODARA F.C's Ådne Svensen got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. POPODARA F.C's Runar Melum was substituted for Bendik Bekken. After a defensive mix-up in King Dragon's zone, Dimas Amaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Taborda came out of the goal and Dimas Amaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, King Dragon's Vivaldo Vilela got a free kick in the 95th minute. With a little luck, King Dragon's Rogério Taborda got control of the ball when Gard Bredesen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded POPODARA F.C left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than King Dragon.