World League

Estadio DTB
Spectators: 8540 (Terracing: 6406, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waldemar Cardozo started the match with the kick off. Vitomir Starokin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachariasz Psotka in the 5th minute of the match. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mito Kulov in the 11th minute of play. In the 23rdth minute of the game Badaz Tacco 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. Ištvan Ceaușescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mito Kulov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mito Kulov in the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Waldemar Cardozo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitomir Starokin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leopoldo Jacinto to strike the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 50 minutes, Lu Zhen Sheng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Kang Zheng Yu with Mito Kulov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 55 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Badaz Tacco. 57 minutes into the game, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Waldemar Cardozo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitomir Starokin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 59 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Jacinto came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niklas Örnberg. Vitomir Starokin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Cardozo in the 65th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA-LULIN's zone, Jonathan Otto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitomir Starokin came out of the goal and Jonathan Otto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leopoldo Jacinto took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lu Zhen Sheng. Lu Zhen Sheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Elpidio Curcio struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Vitomir Starokin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DREAM TEAM WORLD. 76 minutes into the match, Koča Kafarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitomir Starokin. CSKA-LULIN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koča Kafarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 81 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Koča Kafarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitomir Starokin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 86 played minutes CSKA-LULIN got a freekick which was hit by Kang Zheng Yu. After 88 played minutes DREAM TEAM WORLD got a freekick which was hit by Armando Nevada. In the 89th minute of the match, Severo Danel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lu Zhen Sheng was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. DREAM TEAM WORLD were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CSKA-LULIN for a fine match.