Friendly League

Aaron Jerrald
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Matías Patrone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koča Kafarov's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 9th match minute, Los Delfines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Cáceres to maneuver through the defense. Lu Zhen Sheng was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Atilano Quinten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arquímedes Cesario in the 19th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Arquímedes Cesario sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Atilano Quinten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Delfines's supporters rose to their feet, but Atilano Quinten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lu Zhen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atilano Quinten might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lu Zhen Sheng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Atilano Quinten ran back to his position shaking his head. Lu Bin Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Koča Kafarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Matías Patrone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Bin Yuan in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Koča Kafarov in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matías Patrone saved Los Delfines from getting behind.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Koča Kafarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Hilario Asteri with Arquímedes Cesario as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 59thth minute of the game Koča Kafarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Delfines's Matías Patrone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atilano Quinten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Zachariasz Psotka was substituted for Jonathan Otto. Los Delfines made a substitution. Oran Gutti replaced Lu Bin Yuan. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Waldemar Cardozo replaced Koča Kafarov. Zachariasz Psotka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matías Patrone having to interfere. After 78 played minutes Los Delfines got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Asteri. In the 79th minute, Waldemar Cardozo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matías Patrone. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 81st minute, Oliver Bierhoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Delfines's José Luis Brown quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rômulo Custódio, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Bierhoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oliver Bierhoff might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lu Zhen Sheng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Bierhoff ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 89th minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los Delfines booed when DREAM TEAM WORLD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachariasz Psotka didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Oliver Bierhoff left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Delfines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Delfines fans cheered their team off the field, for while DREAM TEAM WORLD had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.