World League

Peter O toole
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Rockets's Dudu Madureira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Geraldo Queiroz came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by General Tanz II's Arsenio Eufrasio. But to his dismay, Arsenio Eufrasio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Basilio Abancens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Geraldo Queiroz made a huge save. Basilio Abancens scored 3-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geraldo Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Geraldo Queiroz was a little too slow when Alvise De Rossi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 4-0. Hermengildo Tipi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson Melo in the 22nd minute of the match. Benigno Tonete was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Basilio Abancens sped through Rockets's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geraldo Queiroz. The audience was convinced that Arsenio Eufrasio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo Queiroz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Dónald Trump left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The General Tanz II fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. After 34 played minutes Rockets got a freekick which was hit by Valério Peres. Rockets's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Benigno Tonete scored to the left of an out of position Geraldo Queiroz, making the score, 7-0. If Alvise De Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Basilio Abancens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The General Tanz II fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Geraldo Queiroz made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Basilio Abancens sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basilio Abancens made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise De Rossi in the 52nd minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, General Tanz II's Alvise De Rossi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geraldo Queiroz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Abancens in the 61st minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benigno Tonete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Eufrasio in the 64th minute of play. Geraldo Queiroz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benigno Tonete went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute, Alvise De Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The General Tanz II fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. When Basilio Abancens came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the General Tanz II 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 Basilio Abancens couldn't finish the play. Dónald Trump sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geraldo Queiroz came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by General Tanz II's Basilio Abancens. But to his dismay, Basilio Abancens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Abancens in the 82nd minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edu Mangueira to maneuver through the defense. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise De Rossi in the 84th minute of the match. Geraldo Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvise De Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Arsenio Eufrasio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geraldo Queiroz. Rockets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arsenio Eufrasio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-0. Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise De Rossi in the 88th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Basilio Abancens put it in 14-0 from a short distance just to the right of Geraldo Queiroz. Geraldo Queiroz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Basilio Abancens went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 15-0 was the resulting score. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. General Tanz II fully deserved thier win.