World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfredo Secco took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Roby Baggio came free, but Noel Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Elvijs Presley notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga. Noel Braga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvijs Presley in the 11th minute of play. Malmö White Knights's Di Feng Zheng got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Afonsinho Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Trigo came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Braga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elvijs Presley showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Noel Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roby Baggio in the 22nd minute of the match. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Irreal Madrid from getting a goal against them. Malmö White Knights's Elvijs Presley got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Irreal Madrid from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Siqueira in the 31st minute of play forced Malmö White Knights's goalkeeper Johnny Banks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Braga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvijs Presley in the 36th minute. Magno Cabral's late challenge caught a Malmö White Knights's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Magno Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Irreal Madrid getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Magno Cabral hit a great ball. Noel Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvijs Presley, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, Malmö White Knights's Roby Baggio got a free kick in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roby Baggio to make the kick off. If Elvijs Presley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 57 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Elvijs Presley came free, but Noel Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvijs Presley in the 61st minute of play. Patrick Gomes made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eusébio Siqueira immediately put the ball in play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roby Baggio in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Braga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 68 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Elvijs Presley came free, but Noel Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Irreal Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Cabral to maneuver through the defense. Irreal Madrid's Leo Bernard was substituted for Rodolfo Trigo. Irreal Madrid made a substitution. Jaime Zonta replaced Alfredo Secco. A collision led to Irreal Madrid getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Magno Cabral hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elvijs Presley in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noel Braga saved Irreal Madrid from getting behind. After 81 played minutes Irreal Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Szabolcs Csank. Roby Baggio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noel Braga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Malmö White Knights fully deserved thier win.