World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin de Queiroz in the 4th minute of play forced Matungo Gaúcho's goalkeeper Ademir Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ademir Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ive Volckaerts in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 9th minute of play forced Matungo Gaúcho's goalkeeper Ademir Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Syd Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Florinio, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute of the match, Franklin de Queiroz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ademir Baptista saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Real Death Ducks were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Matungo Gaúcho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ive Volckaerts took the corner. After 20 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Marty Ødegaard. Syd Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Florinio in the 24th minute of the match. Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Florinio in the 26th minute of play. Franklin de Queiroz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Ademir Baptista when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ademir Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Ademir Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Cârstea in the 41st minute of play. If Ive Volckaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Matungo Gaúcho getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Diego Baresi hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ademir Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 51st minute of the match. After 52 minutes Matungo Gaúcho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ive Volckaerts who took care of the corner kick. Ademir Baptista came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Death Ducks's Franklin de Queiroz. But to his dismay, Franklin de Queiroz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ademir Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augustin Cârstea, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Ademir Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marty Ødegaard in the 59th minute of play. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Matungo Gaúcho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Lalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Augustin Cârstea got a free kick in the 61st minute. Milosz Hejza struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Syd Cullen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Matungo Gaúcho. When Real Death Ducks's Ive Volckaerts in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Matungo Gaúcho's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen got control of the ball when Celedonio Florinio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Milosz Hejza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Syd Cullen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Augustin Cârstea scored 2-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ademir Baptista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Real Death Ducks's D.J. Smith was substituted for Wen Feng Shi. Robin Hultstrand's late challenge caught a Matungo Gaúcho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robin Hultstrand helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Matungo Gaúcho booed when Real Death Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Hultstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Real Death Ducks from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 95 minutes into the game, when Henk van Putten put in a rough tackle. In the 95th minute, one of Matungo Gaúcho:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Matungo Gaúcho.