World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugurel Balaeț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daron Joseph in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hermínio Penha saved Les diables noirs from getting behind. In the 11th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Henri got free with Rhys Dimmock in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daron Joseph in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hermínio Penha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mugurel Balaeț in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hermínio Penha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zamalek FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mugurel Balaeț in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes Les diables noirs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mugurel Balaeț who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Mugurel Balaeț almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Les diables noirs's Hermínio Penha did a great save. After 22 minutes Les diables noirs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mugurel Balaeț who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mugurel Balaeț in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hermínio Penha saved Les diables noirs from getting behind. Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashe Swain in the 30th minute of play. In the 34thth minute of the game Steve Gabrielli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Henri came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Steve Gabrielli to make the kick off. Rhys Dimmock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henri, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Rhys Dimmock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henri in the 55th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thierry Henri in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rhys Dimmock saved Zamalek FC from getting behind. Thierry Henri got in the 58th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Rhys Dimmock handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Hermínio Penha made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Daron Joseph sent off a good shot on target. When Daron Joseph came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Zamalek FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daron Joseph couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daron Joseph in the 67th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Hermínio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Gabrielli came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duda Terra scored 1-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rhys Dimmock, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 79th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Hermínio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Ashe Swain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermínio Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mugurel Balaeț's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Henri came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rhys Dimmock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duda Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rhys Dimmock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve Gabrielli, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 89th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ashe Swain to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Les diables noirs had won after a very even match.