World League

The New Oval
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Niki Lauda got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Niki Lauda hit a great ball. With his leg Marcial Lordi managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Corinthians FC's Niceto Ramirez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Torstein Stenseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Târban's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Eric Târban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Torstein Stenseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Târban, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Roy Mortimer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RIVER the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Corinthians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Mortimer to maneuver through the defense. Eric Târban might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Torstein Stenseth. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Târban ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Eric Târban put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Torstein Stenseth. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Francis Curtis sent off a good shot on target. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Francis Curtis sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Len Woolford came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Corinthians FC's Rodney Renwick got a free kick in the 29th minute. Marco Rudolfo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Ramirez came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Niceto Ramirez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Curtis in the 41st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Târban in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Torstein Stenseth saved Corinthians FC from getting behind. RIVER's Eric Târban got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. RIVER's Tobias Belmiro was substituted for Bruno Oxarra.

Torstein Stenseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Lauda in the 56th minute of the match. Corinthians FC's Roy Mortimer got his second yellow card of the match in the 56th minute. The referee ordered Roy Mortimer off the ground. After a rather tough play, Corinthians FC's Roy Mortimer got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Roy Mortimer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Niki Lauda managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Niki Lauda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Torstein Stenseth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute Marco Rudolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torstein Stenseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niki Lauda charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niki Lauda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Niki Lauda hit a great ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Niki Lauda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Torstein Stenseth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Niki Lauda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Torstein Stenseth came out and tried to block the shot, but Niki Lauda slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Torstein Stenseth was a little too slow when Niki Lauda got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-4. RIVER's Wu Li Zhi was substituted for Niki Lauda. The supporters of Corinthians FC booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Rudolfo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fidel Gora hit a great ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Francis Curtis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francis Curtis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Belmiro hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.