World League

MORUMBIS STADIUM
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Palermo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, T€Tra brick FC's Martin Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fran Guerola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristiano Ronaldinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roderik Weygaerts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristiano Ronaldinho ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Ronaldinho got free with Roderik Weygaerts in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Roderik Weygaerts successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roderik Weygaerts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Ronaldinho in the 15th minute. After 17 played minutes T€Tra brick FC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Frasquito. If Cristiano Ronaldinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. T€Tra brick FC's Roderik Weygaerts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save T€Tra brick FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in T€Tra brick FC's zone, Cristiano Ronaldinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roderik Weygaerts came out of the goal and Cristiano Ronaldinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cao Jie hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Leif-Eric St. Juste sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Roderik Weygaerts threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Leif-Eric St. Juste this time. Teo Berasko made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kasey Dawson however managed to control. 34 minutes into the match, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Palermo came free, but Fran Guerola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Vaz made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by T€Tra brick FC's Teo Berasko. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Fran Guerola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Palermo in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Frasquito in the 43rd minute of play forced S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goalkeeper Fran Guerola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goalkeeper Fran Guerola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some careless play in the S O B E R A N O CIMZ defense, Nacho Miramont kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fran Guerola. The S O B E R A N O CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fran Guerola should have stopped the shot. If Cemal Metin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 played minutes T€Tra brick FC got a freekick which was hit by Rikard Odin. Cristiano Ronaldinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roderik Weygaerts having to interfere. Roderik Weygaerts came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Cristiano Ronaldinho. But to his dismay, Cristiano Ronaldinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. A collision led to T€Tra brick FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Erubiel Clemencin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Patrick Vaz got a free kick in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Nacho Miramont could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Fran Guerola however easily saved by the left post. Roderik Weygaerts came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Cristiano Ronaldinho. But to his dismay, Cristiano Ronaldinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind T€Tra brick FC's goalkeeper Roderik Weygaerts, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Despite being the better team, S O B E R A N O CIMZ failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.