World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zbigniew Buczko made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Edelmiro Mateo managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Obscurials's supporters rose to their feet, but Edelmiro Mateo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Beti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Esteban Beti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Seng came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Mateusz Heide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11thth minute of the game Adam Seng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Obscurials's Zheng Chao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alex França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Heide in the 19th minute of play. Esteban Beti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Madrid's goalkeeper Esteban Beti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Esteban Beti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute, Adriano Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Buczko in the 36th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex França in the 37th minute of the match. Esteban Beti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anders Westerstrand in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Esteban Beti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Ribeiro. If Nelson Wright had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anders Westerstrand was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's Fabian Spânu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Adriano Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the The Obscurials 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 Adriano Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteban Beti saved Real Madrid from getting behind. In the 63rd match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Kapiris to maneuver through the defense. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Buczko in the 65th minute of the match. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. Lucjan Burowski got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Wilbert Montoya. After 74 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Nelson Wright. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Alex França tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nelson Wright kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Seng came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrance Grandison scored 3-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Esteban Beti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Real Madrid's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because The Obscurials had won, even though Real Madrid had held more of the ball.