World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Arın Biçim might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rogério Paraense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arın Biçim ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 11th minute Steve Harris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Paraense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Iron Maiden FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Souza came free, but Pirro Blazquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Iron Maiden FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Souza came free, but Pirro Blazquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dave Murray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 16 minutes of play, Iron Maiden FC's Arın Biçim made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogério Paraense was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the game, Arın Biçim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rogério Paraense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Murray in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogério Paraense saved Zandarin FC from getting behind. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zandarin FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arın Biçim was slow to take the kick. During this time Iron Maiden FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Bruce Dickinson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Thanks to some nice moves Christiano Neves could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Pirro Blazquez however easily saved by the left post. If Arın Biçim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden FC's Clive Burr got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Murray in the 44th minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Rogério Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Biçim in the 48th minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Rogério Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 49th minute Iron Maiden FC were awarded a corner. Arın Biçim went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Steve Harris to score against Rogério Paraense in Zandarin FC's goal. 0-3 after 49 minutes. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arın Biçim to make the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Arın Biçim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iron Maiden FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arın Biçim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cido Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zandarin FC's zone, Steve Harris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Paraense came out of the goal and Steve Harris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Luís Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Rogério Paraense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Murray in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute of the match Iron Maiden FC got a corner. Zandarin FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clive Burr ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 80th minute Cido Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pirro Blazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Günalp Talip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Germano Souza hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Dave Murray left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iron Maiden FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Steve Harris kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Pedrinho Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedrinho Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Pedrinho Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Günalp Talip blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rogério Paraense having to make a save. Iron Maiden FC's Günalp Talip got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.