World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Palermo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Blanari. After having played for 3 minutes, Martin Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. T€Tra brick FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Palermo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the T€Tra brick FC defense, Emil Juravschi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roderik Weygaerts. The T€Tra brick FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roderik Weygaerts should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 12th minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of T€Tra brick FC booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Musteatã didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Martin Palermo 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. Martin Palermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nacho Miramont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27thth minute of the game Martin Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isaac Frasquito made a great header on T€Tra brick FC's corner, it was just that UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado managed to reach the ball for a save. Carlos Alberto Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Palermo's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 38th minute, Martin Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado. UFC Puturoasa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Martin Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Roderik Weygaerts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emil Juravschi to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes T€Tra brick FC got a freekick which was hit by Nacho Miramont. 55 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado. UFC Puturoasa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Palermo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Martin Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Carlos Alberto Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Carlos Alberto Salgado made a huge save. In the 72nd minute, Martin Palermo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The T€Tra brick FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. T€Tra brick FC made a substitution. Erubiel Clemencin replaced Isaac Frasquito. When T€Tra brick FC's Martin Palermo in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UFC Puturoasa's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, T€Tra brick FC's Martin Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Alberto Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute T€Tra brick FC were awarded a corner. Eser Akçakan went to the cornerflag to take it. Roderik Weygaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 86th minute of play. Roderik Weygaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Juravschi in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, T€Tra brick FC's Martin Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Alberto Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Rikard Odin managed to get in a good position for a shot. T€Tra brick FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rikard Odin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Alberto Salgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sergiu Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UFC Puturoasa's protests and gave Sergiu Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. The UFC Puturoasa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. T€Tra brick FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.