World League

Woodpecker Dome
Spectators: 8598 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roman Gregory made the kick off which started today's match. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Billy Goolen in the 4th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Goolen in the 8th minute of the match. Koča Kafarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute Koča Kafarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Zbigniew Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koča Kafarov in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Goolen came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbigniew Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koča Kafarov in the 16th minute of play. Betinho de Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Betinho de Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς booed when DREAM TEAM WORLD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Betinho de Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armando Nevada hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 22 played minutes ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς got a freekick which was hit by Giles De Wortelaers. In the 26th minute Koča Kafarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goal looked a bit too open when Koča Kafarov came free, but Zbigniew Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Zbigniew Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koča Kafarov in the 30th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Roman Gregory put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng. Pál Polyák kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Koča Kafarov might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zbigniew Brudzisz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Koča Kafarov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koča Kafarov in the 37th minute of play forced ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Koča Kafarov came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the DREAM TEAM WORLD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Koča Kafarov couldn't finish the play. The supporters of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς booed when DREAM TEAM WORLD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koča Kafarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giles De Wortelaers in the 41st minute. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Elpidio Curcio hit a great ball. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Gregory in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Roman Gregory kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 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 Roman Gregory in the 53rd minute of play. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pál Polyák in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Billy Goolen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Zhen Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Niels Vandamme hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, Koča Kafarov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zbigniew Brudzisz. Koča Kafarov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Gregory, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pál Polyák in the 64th 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. Koča Kafarov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zbigniew Brudzisz came out and tried to block the shot, but Koča Kafarov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 69th minute. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς made a substitution. William Andries replaced Pál Polyák. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Armando Felipillo was substituted for Billy Goolen. In the 73rd match minute, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Erdemli to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute William Andries shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Zhen Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's corner Mehmet Sabahaddin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lu Zhen Sheng quite easily take care of the ball. Lu Zhen Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Andries, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Waldemar Cardozo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. When DREAM TEAM WORLD's Betinho de Queirós in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Betinho de Queirós sped through ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zbigniew Brudzisz. DREAM TEAM WORLD's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.