World League

Maracana
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Herbert Pluciennik made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Pluciennik in the 11th minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Albert Einstein in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Yu Ming Xun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute Per Hellgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vincent Aalberts was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Herbert Pluciennik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Herbert Pluciennik really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Yu Ming Xun in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 11ABRASIL's goalie prevented a goal. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Ming Xun in the 30th minute of play. 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Ming Xun in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Yu Ming Xun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dino Zoff narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marios Theodorou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dino Zoff read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes in the game Thomas Katsivalis did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ryszard Cuber. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Ming Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yu Ming Xun to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, 11ABRASIL's goal looked a bit too open when Marios Theodorou came free, but Dino Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Per Hellgren came free, but Vincent Aalberts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vincent Aalberts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbert Pluciennik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when 11ABRASIL's Herbert Pluciennik fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Mateo Nuno was substituted for Marios Theodorou. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's King Køng was substituted for Yu Ming Xun. Vincent Aalberts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Pluciennik in the 69th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Pluciennik came free, but Vincent Aalberts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Herbert Pluciennik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vincent Aalberts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Pluciennik in the 79th minute of the match. Vincent Aalberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, King Køng 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. Dino Zoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by King Køng in the 88th minute. King Køng who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Dino Zoff when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Dino Zoff managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's King Køng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 11ABRASIL were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ for a fine match.