World League

Unreal Stadium
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mavrudi Barúmov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toma Draganov in the 4th minute of play. After 7 minutes Irreal Madrid's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Panos Kontogiannidis who took care of the corner kick. Noel Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guaberto Jorrin in the 9th minute of play. Noel Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toma Draganov in the 17th minute of the match. Noel Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sly Goodwick in the 18th minute of play. When FC MANEKENI CLUB's Mavrudi Barúmov in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Irreal Madrid's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 23 minutes, Rodolfo Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Irreal Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodolfo Trigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Magno Cabral hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexi Bakúrdzhiev in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexi Bakúrdzhiev in the 28th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toma Draganov in the 31st minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes, Afonsinho Mattos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Irreal Madrid and the FC MANEKENI CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Jorrin in the 33rd minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Rodolfo Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Leoncio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Sly Goodwick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Noel Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexi Bakúrdzhiev in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to Irreal Madrid getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Remo Hermes hit a great ball. Alfonso Leoncio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredo Secco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 47 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alfredo Secco made the kick off in the second half. Alfonso Leoncio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Secco's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Rodolfo Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Leoncio having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sly Goodwick during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee felt a red card was in order, 59 minutes into the game, when Magno Cabral put in a rough tackle. Mavrudi Barúmov scored 1-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Braga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute Eusébio Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Leoncio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Siqueira scored 2-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Leoncio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Irreal Madrid made a substitution. Leo Bernard replaced Eusébio Siqueira. Irreal Madrid's Jaime Zonta was substituted for Patrick Gomes. If Toma Draganov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Trigo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Alfonso Leoncio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Irreal Madrid's Noel Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sly Goodwick in the 92nd minute of play. Leo Bernard took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfonso Leoncio. Alfonso Leoncio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Irreal Madrid were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC MANEKENI CLUB for a fine match.