World League

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Grover took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Clavijo in the 6th minute of play. Pacorro Aguilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Yao Zhan Sang made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Pacorro Aguilar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yao Zhan Sang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Yakup Sargut made in the 11th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tomas Levander immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Gaspar Alborza got a free kick in the 12th minute. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Clavijo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Fernando Grover received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yakup Sargut made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Gaspar Alborza. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Yao Zhan Sang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuan Lovell in the 28th minute of play. Fernando Grover sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Yao Zhan Sang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pacorro Aguilar. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Grover in the 40th minute of play. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Clavijo in the 43rd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Yakup Sargut was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Borussia Dortmund's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ the free kick. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jedrzej Kloczko didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pacorro Aguilar to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s zone, Tuan Lovell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edwin van der Sar came out of the goal and Tuan Lovell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pacorro Aguilar in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yao Zhan Sang saved Borussia Dortmund from getting behind. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Jedrzej Kloczko got a free kick in the 65th minute. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Amador Huarte replaced Santos Sanz. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Noel Guerrero replaced Jedrzej Kloczko. Jedrzej Kloczko kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Yao Zhan Sang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Yao Zhan Sang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pero Falla in the 71st minute of play. When Noel Guerrero fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s protests and gave Noel Guerrero a yellow card for diving instead. Noel Guerrero kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pero Falla in the 75th minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Yao Zhan Sang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tuan Lovell in the 88th minute. Yao Zhan Sang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pero Falla's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund's Yakup Sargut got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Yakup Sargut hit a great ball. Borussia Dortmund were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.