World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Klement Owsiak kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Les diables noirs's Duda Terra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. A collision led to ≮China≯梦之队 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Zhang Chen Chuan hit a great ball. Halis Secaattin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duda Terra in the 9th minute. Duda Terra came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Halis Secaattin could save by the left post. The supporters of Les diables noirs booed when ≮China≯梦之队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. 林鹰海 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ≮China≯梦之队's Zhang Chen Chuan got a free kick in the 18th minute. Steve Gabrielli did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Halis Secaattin 19 minutes into the match. With his leg Halis Secaattin managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Les diables noirs's Duda Terra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 27 minutes into the match, ≮China≯梦之队's goalkeeper Halis Secaattin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duda Terra. 28 minutes into the match, ≮China≯梦之队's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Gabrielli came free, but Halis Secaattin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Les diables noirs got a freekick which was hit by Steve Gabrielli. After a rather tough play, ≮China≯梦之队's 高烽常 got a free kick in the 31st minute. Les diables noirs's Steve Gabrielli got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steve Gabrielli in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Halis Secaattin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 陶荣海 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Hermínio Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40thth minute of the game Steve Gabrielli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮China≯梦之队's Halis Secaattin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Sammy Doumenc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute of the match Concetto Festa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hermínio Penha skillfully saved the ball. Halis Secaattin was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Steve Gabrielli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Steve Gabrielli really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Steve Gabrielli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, ≮China≯梦之队's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Gabrielli came free, but Halis Secaattin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halis Secaattin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve Gabrielli, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 55 minutes ≮China≯梦之队's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Léopold Guiraud who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Duda Terra in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Halis Secaattin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Steve Gabrielli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les diables noirs's supporters rose to their feet, but Steve Gabrielli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Halis Secaattin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 63 minutes, Klement Owsiak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮China≯梦之队's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klement Owsiak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65thth minute of the game Duda Terra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮China≯梦之队's Halis Secaattin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Les diables noirs's Duda Terra in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮China≯梦之队's goalie prevented a goal. Steve Gabrielli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Halis Secaattin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Terra in the 70th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Duda Terra in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Halis Secaattin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Klement Owsiak during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ≮China≯梦之队's Klement Owsiak got a free kick in the 74th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Duda Terra in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Halis Secaattin saved ≮China≯梦之队 from getting behind. When Les diables noirs's Steve Gabrielli in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮China≯梦之队's goalie prevented a goal. Klement Owsiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steve Gabrielli in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Halis Secaattin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Les diables noirs getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ashe Swain hit a great ball. After 92 minutes, Steve Gabrielli made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. ≮China≯梦之队's Halis Secaattin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Duda Terra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les diables noirs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the ≮China≯梦之队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Les diables noirs.