World League

Beech Beach
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Villalaz started the match with the kick off. Juarês Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to Beech United getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Peter Morrell hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Fabrício Cordeiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dadhyan Rudrappa. The goal made the score 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, Fabrício Cordeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dadhyan Rudrappa. Fabrício Cordeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Dadhyan Rudrappa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 21st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Villalaz in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuele Zoff saved Beech United from getting behind. ORION F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Samuele Neustadt in the 26th minute. If Pedro Villalaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emanuele Zoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Villalaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Cordeiro in the 40th minute of play. Dadhyan Rudrappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabrício Cordeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Evangelista in the 52nd minute of the match. Beech United's Emanuele Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Santos in the 53rd minute of play. Dadhyan Rudrappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kosin Rumbiak hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The supporters of Beech United booed when ORION F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kosin Rumbiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Beech United's zone, Pedro Villalaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuele Zoff came out of the goal and Pedro Villalaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Birant Ferhat hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ORION F.C.'s Luis Quirós got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 73rd minute of play forced ORION F.C.'s goalkeeper Dadhyan Rudrappa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Beech United's Emanuele Zoff got control of the ball when Andrés Mendieta tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dadhyan Rudrappa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Dadhyan Rudrappa came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro. But to his dismay, Fabrício Cordeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 85thth minute of the game Fabrício Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Cordeiro in the 88th minute of the match. Emanuele Zoff made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Andrés Mendieta sent off a good shot on target. When the referee ended the match the Beech United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.