World League

Estadio Pinhote
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Holger Siöberg started the match with the kick off. Riesgo Cero's Cristian Vladimirescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Holger Siöberg in the 3rd minute of play. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Riesgo Cero's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tao Tian was slow to take the kick. During this time Pinhote FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Pinhote FC's corner Waldemar Rosen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristian Vladimirescu quite easily take care of the ball. In the 12th minute, Abelardo Vitin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joacim First was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Odilon during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 played minutes Riesgo Cero got a freekick which was hit by Donato Odilon. Cristian Vladimirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lech Biskupiak in the 17th minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Riesgo Cero's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patryk Dziczek in the 18th minute. Cristian Vladimirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kang Ning Yu in the 21st minute of play. Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lech Biskupiak in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Pinhote FC booed when Riesgo Cero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Odilon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Vladimirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Rosen in the 30th minute. Riesgo Cero's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Sílvio Luís Ceresso 31 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Cristian Vladimirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Rosen in the 35th minute. Cristian Vladimirescu made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Waldemar Rosen sent off a good shot on target. Lech Biskupiak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Siöberg in the 42nd minute of play forced Riesgo Cero's goalkeeper Cristian Vladimirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joacim First came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Riesgo Cero's Lech Biskupiak. But to his dismay, Lech Biskupiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After the first half Riesgo Cero were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Santo Damario to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Riesgo Cero's Santo Damario got a free kick in the 54th minute. Cristian Vladimirescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Holger Siöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Sílvio Luís Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Vladimirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Vladimirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 58th minute of the match. Cristian Vladimirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Holger Siöberg in the 60th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Riesgo Cero's goal looked a bit too open when Holger Siöberg came free, but Cristian Vladimirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Riesgo Cero's goal looked a bit too open when Kang Ning Yu came free, but Cristian Vladimirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Patryk Dziczek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riesgo Cero's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinhote FC the free kick. In the 70th minute, Patryk Dziczek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, Pinhote FC's Sílvio Luís Ceresso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Vladimirescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. If Waldemar Rosen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute, Holger Siöberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Vladimirescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The Pinhote FC fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Pinhote FC's Guo Ming looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 82 minutes, Santo Damario mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riesgo Cero and the Pinhote FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Riesgo Cero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Damario to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Vladimirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guo Ming in the 83rd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Guo Ming had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Vladimirescu. Riesgo Cero's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guo Ming was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Cristian Vladimirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Rosen in the 86th minute of play. When Kubilay İmge fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riesgo Cero's protests and gave Kubilay İmge a yellow card for diving instead. Kubilay İmge kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Kang Ning Yu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Cristian Vladimirescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Waldemar Rosen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pinhote FC had played much better football throughout.