World League

Patrik Jensrud
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hélder Fonseca kicked off to start the match. Hélder Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mila Gröhe having to make a save. Hélder Fonseca came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mila Gröhe could save by the left post. Hélder Fonsecas short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Mila Gröhe to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão de Medeiros in the 15th minute of play. Vincent Aalberts stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elco Das's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elco Das in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vincent Aalberts saved CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hélder Fonseca got free with Mila Gröhe in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hélder Fonseca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mila Gröhe came out and tried to block the shot, but Hélder Fonseca slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Kleanthis Marketis made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Betão de Medeiros however managed to control. 26 minutes in the game Hermengildo Laurentzi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Betão de Medeiros. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vivaldo Trancoso during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vincent Aalberts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão de Medeiros in the 29th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's zone, Betão de Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vincent Aalberts came out of the goal and Betão de Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Hélder Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hélder Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vincent Aalberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elco Das, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elco Das was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes in the game Kleanthis Marketis did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Betão de Medeiros. Betão de Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Vincent Aalberts made a huge save. Vincent Aalberts was a little too slow when Betão de Medeiros got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-1. Hélder Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mila Gröhe having to make a save. Mila Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder Fonseca in the 64th minute of the match. Vincent Aalberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elco Das, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Elco Das sped through CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vincent Aalberts. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Rigan Frankson was substituted for Hélder Fonseca. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Mateo Nuno was substituted for Marios Theodorou. 73 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Elco Das came free, but Vincent Aalberts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vincent Aalberts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Betão de Medeiros in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Betão de Medeiros could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Vincent Aalberts however easily saved by the left post. Vincent Aalberts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elco Das in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match, Betão de Medeiros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vincent Aalberts was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Betão de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind ALTHENTIC F.C's goalkeeper Mila Gröhe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 89 minutes of play, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Rigan Frankson made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mila Gröhe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Betão de Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Vincent Aalberts made a huge save. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Betão de Medeiros scored to the left of an out of position Vincent Aalberts, making the score, 2-3. ALTHENTIC F.C's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.