Official Cup

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Valerios Voutsas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Saronida FC booed when DREAM TEAM WORLD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rômulo Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koča Kafarov in the 6th minute of play. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Koča Kafarov managed to work through Saronida FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Koča Kafarov dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 11th minute, Koča Kafarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DREAM TEAM WORLD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save DREAM TEAM WORLD from getting a goal against them. 20 minutes into the match, Koča Kafarov notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara. Laurențiu Susara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 31 minutes into the game, Koča Kafarov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Laurențiu Susara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Laurențiu Susara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koča Kafarov in the 35th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Heinz Schneider came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 minutes, Panos Kabourakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saronida FC and the DREAM TEAM WORLD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of DREAM TEAM WORLD booed when Saronida FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Kabourakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Betinho de Queirós lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a defensive mix-up in DREAM TEAM WORLD's zone, Karl-Heinz Schneider stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lu Zhen Sheng came out of the goal and Karl-Heinz Schneider tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saronida FC made a substitution. Eleftherios Vasdekis replaced Jonas Pacheco. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Elpidio Curcio replaced Jonathan Otto. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Paulo Jon replaced Zachariasz Psotka. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koča Kafarov to make the kick off. 55 minutes in the game Osvaldo Koldo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Charlie Grantham. After a rather tough play, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Koča Kafarov got a free kick in the 58th minute. Saronida FC made a substitution. Huang Tian Yun replaced Valerios Voutsas. Saronida FC made a substitution. Savas Ravousis replaced Manos Oustabasidis. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Koča Kafarov hit a great ball. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lu Zhen Sheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saronida FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luiz Fabiano Castro made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Elpidio Curcio immediately put the ball in play. In the 73rd minute, Huang Tian Yun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saronida FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huang Tian Yun in the 77th minute of play. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 78th minute of play. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huang Tian Yun in the 80th minute of play. Laurențiu Susara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Cardozo in the 81st minute of play. With a little luck, Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara got control of the ball when Waldemar Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karl-Heinz Schneider kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huang Tian Yun in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Tian Yun came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Huang Tian Yun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saronida FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Huang Tian Yun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Huang Tian Yun in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lu Zhen Sheng saved DREAM TEAM WORLD from getting behind. Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Saronida FC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the DREAM TEAM WORLD defense, Huang Tian Yun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng. The DREAM TEAM WORLD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lu Zhen Sheng should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DREAM TEAM WORLD eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.