World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7409 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Holger Siöberg kicked off to start the match. Santos Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Salvador Hats received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joacim First came out and tried to block the shot, but Salvador Hats slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Waldemar Rosen took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Orlan. Santos Orlan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Santos Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Siöberg in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes in the game David Blaine did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Waldemar Rosen. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joacim First prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Holger Siöberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Lauras Pukelevičius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Fortín de Floresta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinhote FC the free kick. After 37 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Lauras Pukelevičius. In the 45th minute, Salvador Hats got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Hats in the 51st minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Pinhote FC defense, Salvador Hats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joacim First. The Pinhote FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joacim First should have stopped the shot. With his leg Santos Orlan managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Pinhote FC's Holger Siöberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan got control of the ball when Waldemar Rosen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Pinhote FC booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Valiente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos Orlan made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Kang Ning Yu sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Salvador Hats managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Fortín de Floresta's supporters rose to their feet, but Salvador Hats was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joacim First breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. El Fortín de Floresta's Fulgencio Frances was substituted for Cristo Orlan. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Cipriano Aguilera replaced Salvador Hats. Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Aguilera in the 82nd minute of the match. Pinhote FC's Guo Ming was substituted for Holger Siöberg. In the 85th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tao Tian to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Pinhote FC's Waldemar Rosen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santos Orlan. That made the score 3-3 after 91 minutes of play. Waldemar Rosen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Santos Orlan made a huge save.