World League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Fritz Berghmans started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Henric Ribas sped through DIPLOMATA FC PAB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chico Donato. Zlatan sucks's Evert Linberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Alvarenga in the 7th minute of play. Evert Linberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Moncho Ogazon charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moncho Ogazon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Zlatan sucks:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of DIPLOMATA FC PAB:s goal. 24 minutes into the match, Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper Evert Linberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Song Xiong Hong. After 26 minutes, Olivier Gilg made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Zlatan sucks's Evert Linberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute Eliézer Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Linberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eliézer Alvarenga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evert Linberg was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The corner led to DIPLOMATA FC PAB's José Augusto Lara getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Augusto Lara in the 34th minute of play forced Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper Evert Linberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 35 in the game by Olivier Gilg from a close distance when the talented Evert Linberg managed to make a qualified save. Zlatan sucks's players were relieved. With his leg Evert Linberg managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Olivier Gilg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Roy Pihl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Donato was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Chico Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Pihl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, José Augusto Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evert Linberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. DIPLOMATA FC PAB made a substitution. Rodrigo Cisterna replaced Alan Franco. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olivier Gilg to strike the kick off in the second half. Teofil Skarpiak's late challenge caught a DIPLOMATA FC PAB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teofil Skarpiak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, Zlatan sucks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofil Skarpiak to maneuver through the defense. Evert Linberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Gilg in the 53rd minute of the match. Evert Linberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute, Song Xiong Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes DIPLOMATA FC PAB got a freekick which was hit by Armandinho Vieira. The long shot by João Vítor Fonseca in the 63rd minute really tested Chico Donato's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 65th minute Fritz Berghmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fritz Berghmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Niculae Martinescu was substituted for Song Xiong Hong. In the 74th minute, Olivier Gilg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evert Linberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After 77 played minutes Zlatan sucks got a freekick which was hit by Roy Pihl. DIPLOMATA FC PAB made a substitution. Carlos Eduardo Lopez replaced Rodrigo Cisterna. After a rather tough play, Zlatan sucks's Roy Pihl got a free kick in the 78th minute. Olivier Gilg took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evert Linberg. Evert Linberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Roberto Lopes might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evert Linberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roberto Lopes ran back to his position shaking his head. Evert Linberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Gilg in the 85th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Roberto Lopes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evert Linberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Moncho Ogazon got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Zlatan sucks getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Moncho Ogazon hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, João Vítor Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Augusto Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. DIPLOMATA FC PAB walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.