World League

ARENA - CRISDIELDAN
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marquinhos Leme started the match with the kick off. mixednutz XI's Erik Brenna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Catarinense in the 3rd minute of play. CRISDIELDAN were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after mixednutz XI's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Qiao Yan Jie took the corner. 11 minutes into the game, one of mixednutz XI:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. mixednutz XI:s Erik Brenna showed great skill when he stopped Qiao Yan Jie:s penalty. In the 14th minute CRISDIELDAN were awarded a corner. Qiao Yan Jie went to the cornerflag to take it. Frode Koch got in the 18th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Ediberto Porto handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The mixednutz XI fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when mixednutz XI's Frode Koch looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Erik Brenna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Catarinense in the 23rd minute of play. Torgeir Lundhaug hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, CRISDIELDAN's Qiao Yan Jie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erik Brenna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mikael Lundblad fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored mixednutz XI's protests and gave Mikael Lundblad a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Mikael Lundblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to mixednutz XI getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Mikael Lundblad hit a great ball. CRISDIELDAN's Qiao Yan Jie got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erik Brenna didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 36th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Ediberto Porto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hans-Petter Phan went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in mixednutz XI's zone, Gonçalo Bertassi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Brenna came out of the goal and Gonçalo Bertassi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 46 minutes into the match, Gonçalo Bertassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erik Brenna. mixednutz XI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonçalo Bertassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hans-Petter Phan to strike the kick off in the second half. Erik Brenna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Leme in the 53rd minute of the match. After 54 minutes, Torgeir Lundhaug mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the mixednutz XI and the CRISDIELDAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, mixednutz XI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Lundblad to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the game, Alfredinho Sá was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CRISDIELDAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave mixednutz XI the free kick. In the 58th match minute, CRISDIELDAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredinho Sá to maneuver through the defense. CRISDIELDAN made a substitution. Vivaldo Gaspar replaced Alfredinho Sá. After 58 played minutes CRISDIELDAN got a freekick which was hit by Alfredinho Sá. With a little luck, CRISDIELDAN's Ediberto Porto got control of the ball when Ole-Johan Broen tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 60 minutes of play mixednutz XI's Øyvind Torkelsen was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Erik Brenna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Leme in the 68th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marquinhos Leme in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erik Brenna saved mixednutz XI from getting behind. A collision led to mixednutz XI getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Hans-Petter Phan hit a great ball. mixednutz XI's Erik Brenna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Leme in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Leme in the 78th minute of play forced mixednutz XI's goalkeeper Erik Brenna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to mixednutz XI getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ferdinand Tvete hit a great ball. In the 81st match minute, mixednutz XI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Furuli to maneuver through the defense. Erik Brenna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When CRISDIELDAN's Fausto Arce in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye mixednutz XI's goalie prevented a goal. After 89 minutes of play, CRISDIELDAN's Marquinhos Leme made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erik Brenna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erik Brenna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 96th minute Marquinhos Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Brenna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CRISDIELDAN's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.