Friendly League

Maracaná
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Ortzi. Liu Chen Jian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koča Kafarov in the 12th minute of play. Dominick Van den Bossche in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th minute, Jonathan Noe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Koča Kafarov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Ortzi got free with Lu Zhen Sheng in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koča Kafarov in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 28th minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brasil off's Leo Ortzi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Koča Kafarov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Liu Chen Jian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leo Ortzi charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leo Ortzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes Brasil off got a freekick which was hit by Leo Ortzi. Liu Chen Jian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koča Kafarov in the 40th minute of play. Brasil off's attentive Jonathan Noe managed to snatch the ball when Wiktor Bielatowicz made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. Jonathan Noe made in the 42nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Leo Ortzi however managed to control. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Ortzi in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Koča Kafarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liu Chen Jian. Brasil off's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koča Kafarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 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. Brasil off's Larra Barreira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wiktor Bielatowicz in the 53 minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Leo Ortzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lu Zhen Sheng was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 57th minute Leo Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Zhen Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Leo Ortzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 62nd minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Koča Kafarov made a precise shot to the right of Liu Chen Jian. Brasil off's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Waldemar Cardozo was substituted for Koča Kafarov. Brasil off made a substitution. Victor Erroman replaced Leo Ortzi. In the 76th minute, Jonathan Noe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldemar Cardozo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Wiktor Bielatowicz in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brasil off's Dominick Van den Bossche. Victor Erroman struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brasil off. Leonardo Taurino struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Lu Zhen Sheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brasil off. 93 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Waldemar Cardozo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Liu Chen Jian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.