World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7685 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ján Novák started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Olofsson in the 3rd minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Caio Ponte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th play minute Ján Novák came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Otto Hermansson. 1-0. Laureano Gimenez succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. If Marko Gustavsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Caio Ponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Gustavsson in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match, Ján Novák tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Otto Hermansson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 19th minute of the match AL TOKE FC got a corner. Newcastle United FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laureano Gimenez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Laureano Gimenez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Newcastle United FC's Otto Hermansson did a great save. Caio Ponte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Olofsson in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Orti in the 22nd minute of play forced Newcastle United FC's goalkeeper Otto Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Newcastle United FC's goalkeeper Otto Hermansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ermegildo Orti. After a rather tough play, Newcastle United FC's Aaron Knutsson got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Max Mohammad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caio Ponte. AL TOKE FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Max Mohammad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 40 minutes into the game, Lars Olofsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Caio Ponte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Max Mohammad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeledon Mendez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AL TOKE FC! Nichifor Crivoi shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 63 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Olofsson came free, but Caio Ponte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Newcastle United FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nichifor Crivoi in the 64th minute. After taking down the ball on Newcastle United FC's corner Claes Ahlroht fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Caio Ponte quite easily take care of the ball. Caio Ponte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lars Olofsson in the 65th minute. Max Mohammads short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Caio Ponte to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Max Mohammad who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Caio Ponte when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Florian Liermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lars Olofsson struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Caio Ponte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle United FC. After a defensive mix-up in AL TOKE FC's zone, Florian Liermann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio Ponte came out of the goal and Florian Liermann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Newcastle United FC's Max Mohammad in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AL TOKE FC's goalie prevented a goal. Ture Dybro's late challenge caught a Newcastle United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ture Dybro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Newcastle United FC booed when AL TOKE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ture Dybro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caio Ponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Liermann in the 92nd minute of the match. Remo Dracena kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Remo Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otto Hermansson having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.