World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7656 (Terracing: 5744, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Witalis Brysz kicked off to start the match. Cruz Credo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. José Maria Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cruz Credo. Witalis Brysz made in the 12th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Witold Bronicki. In the 15th match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulus Van Poucke to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Godofredo Marin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maravilla's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Marin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Goiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the match, Kalle Billberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Facundo Altamirano. Maravilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kalle Billberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Zeng Xu Yuan took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Facundo Altamirano. Facundo Altamirano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 38th minute of the match, Cruz Credo got a very nice opportunity to score, but José Maria Goiano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Poetass FC's José Maria Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Marin in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Poetass FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Zeng Xu Yuan hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Maravilla's José Maria Goiano threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Godofredo Marin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Maravilla players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Poetass FC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Godofredo Marin made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cruz Credo in the 51st minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thommy Maerschalks might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Facundo Altamirano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thommy Maerschalks ran back to his position shaking his head. Maravilla's Facundo Altamirano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Xu Yuan in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute Maravilla were awarded a corner. Nemanja Vidić went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Poetass FC's goalie and right to Cruz Credo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Poetass FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 65 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Marin came free, but José Maria Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Maria Goiano came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Maravilla's Godofredo Marin. But to his dismay, Godofredo Marin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Poetass FC made a substitution. Cleiton Carioca replaced Witold Bronicki. With an all-out effort, Poetass FC's Facundo Altamirano threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Witalis Brysz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Facundo Altamirano made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Zeng Xu Yuan sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Marin came free, but José Maria Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Maria Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Credo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Credo in the 80th minute of the match. Facundo Altamirano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Xu Yuan in the 82nd minute of play. Godofredo Marin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maravilla's Angel Vasco was substituted for Primitivo Txanton. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zachariasz Rzentkowski during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Maravilla's Aloísio Donato was substituted for Cruz Credo. Zachariasz Rzentkowski hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Donato came free, but José Maria Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeng Xu Yuan. With his leg Facundo Altamirano managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Poetass FC's Zeng Xu Yuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Poetass FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.