Friendly League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Linus Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Lu Zhen Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. DREAM TEAM WORLD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Fermin Arixo scored to the left of an out of position Lu Zhen Sheng, making the score, 1-0. In the 20th minute of the game Jeronimo Sotil made a throw-in which Dionisio Panpili played forward. DREAM TEAM WORLD's attentive Osvaldo Koldo managed to snatch the ball when Jeronimo Sotil made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Koča Kafarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match, Fermin Arixo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lu Zhen Sheng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koča Kafarov in the 45th minute of play. Ismael Iglesias kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koča Kafarov to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Marlin FC defense, Koča Kafarov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez. The Marlin FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Carlos Alvarez should have stopped the shot. In the 59thth minute of the game Fermin Arixo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th match minute, Marlin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Iglesias to maneuver through the defense. Linus Fredriksson scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Koldo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Zachariasz Psotka replaced Jonathan Otto. 68 minutes into the game, one of DREAM TEAM WORLD:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. DREAM TEAM WORLD:s Lu Zhen Sheng showed great skill when he stopped Ismael Iglesias:s penalty. In the 71st minute, Ismael Iglesias made a precise shot to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng. DREAM TEAM WORLD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 73rd minute, Giovanni Rana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Betinho de Queirós shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachariasz Psotka in the 80th minute of the match. Zachariasz Psotka scored 3-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Paulo Jon sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Fermin Arixo came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Waldemar Cardozo got free with Juan Carlos Alvarez in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Waldemar Cardozo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Alvarez made a huge save. In the 96th minute Paulo Jon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Carlos Alvarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Marlin FC had won after a very even match.