World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolfo Cordeiro kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro. If Umberto Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the match, MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro. In the 7th minute Miguel Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Alén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Nunes in the 9th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Rodolfo Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Alén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute of the match, Miguel Transito tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Joel Alén saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When MaLe FC's Umberto Nunes in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. If Umberto Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Alén made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Sustrai in the 25th minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by August Målare during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, MaLe FC's August Målare got a free kick in the 26th minute. Miguel Transito took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Alén. Joel Alén 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. The audience was convinced that Umberto Nunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Errapel was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Nunes in the 39th minute of play. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Nunes in the 39th minute of play. Joel Alén came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Maradona's Laureano Sustrai. But to his dismay, Laureano Sustrai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Umberto Nunes to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, MaLe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Cordeiro came free, but Joel Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Alén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Sustrai, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Cecilio Beltxe in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MaLe FC's Hildeberto Passos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Markus Wenerdahl got free with Jonathan Errapel in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Nunes in the 64th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute of the match, Ronny Olsman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Errapel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 85 minutes, Arixo Urbiso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MaLe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arixo Urbiso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 87th minute Rodolfo Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Alén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Alén didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Joel Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei Kang Hai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 93rd minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Joel Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Corneliu Văcăroiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Maradona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MaLe FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Corneliu Văcăroiu got a free kick in the 94th minute.