World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674, 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. Manuel Sampaio started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Cordeiro got free with Oséias de Andrade in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Transito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tiki Taka FC's Manuel Sampaio in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Transito in the 12th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Oséias de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Magdaleno Encina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute Manuel Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Sampaio's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Johansson in the 22nd minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magdaleno Encina in the 25th minute of play. After having played for 27 minutes, Magdaleno Encina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiki Taka FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magdaleno Encina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oséias de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Transito, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Tiki Taka FC's Magdaleno Encina got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miguel Transito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oséias de Andrade having to interfere. Mats Ekerot's late challenge caught a Santa Maradona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mats Ekerot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, Tiki Taka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Ekerot to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ragnar Johansson in the 43rd minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rodolfo Cordeiro made the kick off in the second half. Miguel Transito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Oséias de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséias de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Sampaio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Jonathan Errapel made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ragnar Johansson got free with Jonathan Errapel in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Transito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oséias de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Transito, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Rodolfo Cordeiro took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oséias de Andrade. Oséias de Andrade dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. If Wei Kang Hai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magdaleno Encina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Miguel Transito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Wei Kang Hai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oséias de Andrade having to interfere. Tiki Taka FC's Oséias de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel got control of the ball when Manuel Sampaio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Maradona's zone, Magdaleno Encina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Errapel came out of the goal and Magdaleno Encina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orixe Abadia in the 89th minute of the match. Laureano Sustrai hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orixe Abadia in the 93rd minute of the match.