World League

BERNABEU ALONSO
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) DONPATO's Enis Dersu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alkan Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任浩默, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Enis Dersu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorginho Vaz was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 8th minute DONPATO were awarded a corner. Timoteo Dalmau went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Portuguesa's goalie and right to Desiderio Hitz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Portuguesa's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Enis Dersu took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jorginho Vaz. Jorginho Vaz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Elequemedo Lomba might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorginho Vaz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elequemedo Lomba ran back to his position shaking his head. Alkan Soysaltürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任浩默, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enis Dersu in the 19th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Jorginho Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, DONPATO's Elequemedo Lomba got a free kick in the 25th minute. Enis Dersu scored 2-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorginho Vaz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute Enis Dersu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorginho Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Portuguesa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Timoteo Dalmau was slow to take the kick. During this time DONPATO's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Timoteo Dalmau got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorginho Vaz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jorginho Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enis Dersu in the 34th minute of play. Elequemedo Lomba charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elequemedo Lomba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to DONPATO getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Elequemedo Lomba hit a great ball. In the 45th match minute, Portuguesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Holger Zachrisson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enis Dersu in the 46th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Jorginho Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, DONPATO's goalkeeper Alkan Soysaltürk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 任浩默. Silvério Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkan Soysaltürk having to interfere. Jorginho Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When Benedito de Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the DONPATO 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 Benedito de Sousa couldn't finish the play. DONPATO's Jairo Francesco was substituted for Lambis Tsekouras. Alkan Soysaltürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Holger Zachrisson, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Portuguesa were awarded a corner. 任浩默 went to the cornerflag to take it. Manuel Cordarin tried in the game's 70th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Alkan Soysaltürk. An annoying self made goal, 2-1. André Luís Cardozo made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Holger Zachrisson. 74 minutes into the game, André Luís Cardozo threw the ball into play from the sideline. DONPATO's Elequemedo Lomba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. DONPATO's Benedito de Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Portuguesa made a substitution. Giovani Cavalcante replaced Silvério Bittencourt. In the 78th minute Benedito de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorginho Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, DONPATO's Benedito de Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorginho Vaz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, DONPATO's Alkan Soysaltürk got control of the ball when 任浩默 tried to sneak it across the goal line. DONPATO's goalie Alkan Soysaltürk was quick on his feet when 任浩默 aimed and made a shot towards the top left corner. The goalie picked down the ball without great difficulties. 85 minutes into the match, DONPATO's goalkeeper Alkan Soysaltürk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 任浩默. Alkan Soysaltürk made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Giovani Cavalcante sent off a good shot on target. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito de Sousa in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Benedito de Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DONPATO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Portuguesa made a substitution. Miguel de Sena replaced Holger Zachrisson. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The DONPATO fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portuguesa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.