World League

Dome of Thrash
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ingemar Jonasson kicked off to start the match. In the 7th match minute, Minho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Mourato to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Vladimiro Gago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Cristopher de Alcântara notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Oakcroft Thrashers's Christoffer Modig. Christoffer Modig was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 21 minutes into the match, Minho FC's Cristopher de Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christoffer Modig narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristopher de Alcântara in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christoffer Modig saved Oakcroft Thrashers from getting behind. Zeferino Diegues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ingemar Jonasson got free with Zeferino Diegues in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Cristopher de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Yu Ran Zhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jörn Holm got free with Zeferino Diegues in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristopher de Alcântara to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, Ingemar Jonasson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oakcroft Thrashers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Zeferino Diegues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Jörn Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Jörn Holm got a free kick in the 67th minute. Christoffer Modig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristopher de Alcântara in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Christoffer Modig, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jörn Holm came free, but Zeferino Diegues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st match minute, Minho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antero Mendes to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Minho FC defense, Ingemar Jonasson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zeferino Diegues. The Minho FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zeferino Diegues should have stopped the shot. When Hugo Hellgren fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oakcroft Thrashers's protests and gave Hugo Hellgren a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Hugo Hellgren got a free kick in the 88th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Christoffer Modig successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.