World League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robin Steckamp got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Paulo Baldaia put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cris Courtois. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Baldaia in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cris Courtois saved Wambalamba FC from getting behind. After 9 minutes Wambalamba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chi-Chi Chi who took care of the corner kick. Dagoberto Zonta was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Juarês Donato capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Juarês Donato really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Giöck came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juarês Donato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Dagoberto Zonta made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Chico Loco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Paulo Baldaia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. When ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Paulo Baldaia in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wambalamba FC's goalie prevented a goal. When ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Paulo Baldaia in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wambalamba FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Baldaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Sven Giöck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Paulo Baldaia 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. Dagoberto Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cris Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Baldaia's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Andre-Yann Dospel hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Wambalamba FC defense, Paulo Baldaia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cris Courtois. The Wambalamba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cris Courtois should have stopped the shot. The Wambalamba FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Baldaia to make the kick off. Paulo Baldaia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cris Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Dagoberto Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Finnman in the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wambalamba FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chi-Chi Chi was slow to take the kick. During this time ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Sven Giöck almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois did a great save. Cris Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven Giöck's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Paulo Baldaia notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois. Cris Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th minute, Egídio Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ made a substitution. Iwo Bentkowski replaced Sven Giöck. The supporters of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ booed when Wambalamba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egídio Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Andre-Yann Dospel hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chi-Chi Chi. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Wambalamba FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chi-Chi Chi took the corner. The corner ended in Paulo Baldaia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois did a great save. Paulo Baldaia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Cris Courtois skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Iwo Bentkowski in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wambalamba FC's goalie prevented a goal. Dagoberto Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Donato in the 77th minute of the match. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwo Bentkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Iwo Bentkowski made a precise shot to the right of Cris Courtois. Wambalamba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. With a little luck, Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois got control of the ball when Paulo Baldaia tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 90th minute of play forced ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goalkeeper Dagoberto Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Iwo Bentkowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cris Courtois. Wambalamba FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iwo Bentkowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Donato in the 97th minute of play.