World League

Ragnarok stadium
Spectators: 8079 (Terracing: 6061, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karim Morientes made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Cactos's Bran Allison got control of the ball when Karim Morientes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Du Fan Fei managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valhalla F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Du Fan Fei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bran Allison breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Maurinho Trezeguet came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Cactos 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 Maurinho Trezeguet couldn't finish the play. Cactos's Bran Allison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Morientes in the 17th minute of play. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricki Dresager, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Benicio Larez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricki Dresager in the 23rd minute of play. Karim Morientes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Peter Bagge came free, but Benicio Larez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benicio Larez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Bagge's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 34th minute Maurinho Trezeguet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Larez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 minutes, Ricki Dresager made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Karim Morientes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benicio Larez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Trezeguet in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the game John Beton made a throw-in which Mario Yepes played forward. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Ricki Dresager made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Bagge got free with Benicio Larez in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Du Fan Fei hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Benicio Larez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Camba in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Cactos's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Morientes came free, but Bran Allison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cactos made a substitution. Matias Gaitan replaced Coronel Camba. Cactos made a substitution. Conrado Capixaba replaced Maurinho Trezeguet. In the 66th minute Cactos were awarded a corner. Mario Yepes went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Ricki Dresager's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benicio Larez was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valhalla F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mario Yepes was slow to take the kick. During this time Cactos's players had a chance to rest. John Beton was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 71 minutes into the match, Cactos's goal looked a bit too open when Milio Baca came free, but Bran Allison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Gaitan, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Dresager in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Gaitan in the 75th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Larez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bran Allison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radek Majewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benicio Larez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricki Dresager in the 84th minute of the match. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Valhalla F.C. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Capixaba in the 89th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Larez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Izel Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bran Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benicio Larez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matias Gaitan went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cactos had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.