Friendly League

OAKLAND STADIUM
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sune Bergdal made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Borussia Dortmund MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liu Zhi. Michel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolland Hobbs in the 14th minute of play. In the 14th minute Rolland Hobbs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute of the match Cascade Park West got a corner. Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zoilo Doblas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Cascade Park West's Claude Joyner to fire away a dangerous shot which Michel Neuer despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dario Wilhelm made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Liu Zhi sent off a good shot on target. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sune Bergdal in the 20th minute of play. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Cascade Park West from getting a goal against them. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Liu Zhi got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund MZB getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Kepa Arrizabalaga hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund MZB's goal looked a bit too open when Jamar Orlinsky came free, but Michel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rashad Richardson hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund MZB getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Murilo Palmeira hit a great ball. Claude Joyner's late challenge caught a Borussia Dortmund MZB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claude Joyner helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cascade Park West's Claude Joyner got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rashad Richardson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Lee in the 41st minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Waldo Renteria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cascade Park West booed when Borussia Dortmund MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edinho Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Amir Lee made the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Murilo Palmeira in the 50th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cascade Park West's Barlas Aydın. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Zhi in the 53rd minute of play. When Borussia Dortmund MZB's Sune Bergdal in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cascade Park West's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Borussia Dortmund MZB's Michel Neuer got control of the ball when Allen Dalton tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Amir Lee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Neuer was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Liu Zhi struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Dario Wilhelm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Borussia Dortmund MZB. Michel Neuer made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Allen Dalton sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Sune Bergdal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dario Wilhelm. Cascade Park West's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sune Bergdal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Dario Wilhelm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liu Zhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Zhi in the 71st minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Waldo Renteria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascade Park West fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Borussia Dortmund MZB made a substitution. Osvaldinho de Senna replaced Sune Bergdal. Cascade Park West's Claude Joyner got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rolland Hobbs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Michel Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wang Sha Qian in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michel Neuer saved Borussia Dortmund MZB from getting behind. 83 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund MZB's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Sha Qian came free, but Michel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Sha Qian in the 85th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Rashad Richardson in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Borussia Dortmund MZB's Clarence Seedorf. 90 minutes into the game, one of Borussia Dortmund MZB:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Michel Neuer, was totally fooled by Cascade Park West's Amir Lee, who 91 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A sloppy throw-in by Olívio Andrade in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cascade Park West's Rolland Hobbs. After a rather tough play, Cascade Park West's Wang Sha Qian got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute Osvaldinho de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Wilhelm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 98thth minute of the game Wang Sha Qian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Borussia Dortmund MZB's Michel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Cascade Park West supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cascade Park West would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.