World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Don Cabezon made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Ryszard Owsiak got a free kick in the 6th minute. Mauro Quirino hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Don Cabezon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphael Dantas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ardy Pakubuwono who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Iordache Barboni managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dacian Nițescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zbigniew Zatorski in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a corner. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mauro Quirino ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s corner Emiliano Toribio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dacian Nițescu quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Zbigniew Zatorski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dacian Nițescu. That made the score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Dadá Oliveira threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Pedro Luiz Dantas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Zatorski in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Nițescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dacian Nițescu made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Zbigniew Zatorski sent off a good shot on target. Zbigniew Zatorski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dacian Nițescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Zbigniew Zatorski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dacian Nițescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Simo Mihklisaar was substituted for Zbigniew Zatorski. A nice corner shot did that Dobromir Malewicki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dacian Nițescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simo Mihklisaar to make the kick off. Dacian Nițescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simo Mihklisaar in the 53rd minute of the match. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Cabezon in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Simo Mihklisaar came free, but Dacian Nițescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Freddy Sazon hit a great ball. Dacian Nițescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Toribio in the 64th minute of play. If Don Cabezon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raphael Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Toribio in the 70th minute of play forced AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Dacian Nițescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were awarded a corner. Dobromir Malewicki went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Xiao Fenge got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dacian Nițescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dacian Nițescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simo Mihklisaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Ryszard Owsiak got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Dacian Nițescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simo Mihklisaar in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Dadá Oliveira got a free kick in the 94th minute. Pedro Luiz Dantas made in the 97th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tony Thanos immediately put the ball in play. There was no doubt that Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were the better team. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.