World League

The New Oval
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudio Cina started the match with the kick off. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Stoiculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Ryszard Borcz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, Claudio Cina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Torstein Stenseth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the match, Francis Curtis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ysmael Marfil, 1-1. Torstein Stenseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Borcz in the 17th minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Corinthians FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodney Renwick. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Niceto Ramirez sped through DINAMO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ysmael Marfil. Ysmael Marfil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ysmael Marfil came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Corinthians FC's Francis Curtis. But to his dismay, Francis Curtis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 47 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Filipoiu came free, but Torstein Stenseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Francis Curtis made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, DINAMO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryszard Borcz to maneuver through the defense. 52 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's Francis Curtis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ysmael Marfil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Francis Curtis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ysmael Marfil was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. When Corinthians FC's Francis Curtis in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DINAMO's goalie prevented a goal. When Claudio Cina came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the DINAMO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudio Cina couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd match minute, Corinthians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Mortimer to maneuver through the defense. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Corinthians FC's Roy Mortimer got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, DINAMO's Traian Stoiculescu got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 87th minute, Damaso Casomiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ramirez in the 91st minute of play forced DINAMO's goalkeeper Ysmael Marfil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DINAMO's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.