World League

Arena Superstar
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edvaldo Zonta took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of SUPERSTAR - DMZ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of STARS TEAM:s goal. In the 3rd minute there was a penalty for STARS TEAM. Esteban Paredes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elder Cardoso. 0-1. After 8 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Burhan İsiman. Ateş Rahim acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alex Toledo. Ateş Rahim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes SUPERSTAR - DMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Esteban Paredes who took care of the corner kick. The corner led STARS TEAM's Esteban Paredes to fire away a dangerous shot which Elder Cardoso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Elder Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Paredes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Valentin Zgrăbunţa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Valentin Zgrăbunţa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elder Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, SUPERSTAR - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvaldo Zonta to maneuver through the defense. Elder Cardoso came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by STARS TEAM's Valentin Zgrăbunţa. But to his dismay, Valentin Zgrăbunţa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Igor Reis got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Elder Cardoso came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by STARS TEAM's Valentin Zgrăbunţa. But to his dismay, Valentin Zgrăbunţa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Elder Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 37th minute of the match. Leszek Galagan hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Paredes came free, but Elder Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elder Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Paredes in the 43rd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esteban Paredes made a kick off. Valentin Zgrăbunţa took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elder Cardoso. Elder Cardoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 55th minute, Esteban Paredes 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. With an all-out effort, STARS TEAM's Elder Cardoso threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Zgrăbunţa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 63 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Edvaldo Zonta came free, but Ateş Rahim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Elder Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Paredes in the 67th minute of play. In the 71st minute, STARS TEAM's Valentin Zgrăbunţa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu de Godoi in the 77th minute of play. STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu de Godoi in the 81st minute of play. Elder Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiao Kang Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Igor Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Zgrăbunţa had several of the SUPERSTAR - DMZ's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 88 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed Elder Cardoso as he didn't even see the shot coming. 91 minutes into the game, Felippe Passos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave STARS TEAM the free kick. Felippe Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Zgrăbunţa during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Valentin Zgrăbunţa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elder Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. STARS TEAM walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.