World League

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Hans Otterlei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte Duarte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Podwojski came free, but Joel Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Delfino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulisses Duarte in the 22nd minute. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save La Cosa Nostra from getting a goal against them. In the 26th minute, Hans Otterlei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Duarte Duarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save La Cosa Nostra from getting a goal against them. Duarte Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Otterlei in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Ernst Giöck notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino. Joel Delfino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Abelardo Alvarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Delfino made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Ernst Giöck sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land were awarded a corner. Gustavo Brás went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's corner Diego Quadros fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joel Delfino quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Golo Duarte in the 47th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Cosa Nostra were furious when Benjamin Rafel was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Cosa Nostra fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Golo Duarte walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Duarte in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Arnaldo Perpinya got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 63rd minute, Golo Duarte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joel Delfino was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. La Cosa Nostra's Marciano Bizen was substituted for Hans Otterlei. After 68 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Perpinya. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Brás in the 69th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Podwojski in the 75th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, La Cosa Nostra's Marciano Bizen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 90th minute, Daniel Podwojski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Bizen, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Cosa Nostra for a fine match.