World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7798 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Colognese FC's Ruben Casado 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. In the 5th minute Edgard Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Leme in the 6th minute of the match. After 9 minutes of play, Colognese FC's Geovanni Leme made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ defense, Geovanni Leme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute Edgard Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rurik Öhlmann hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 29th minute of play forced Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 40th minute of play forced Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Colognese FC were awarded a corner. Michael Telin went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Michael Telin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe did a great save. Alfredinho Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

After 53 minutes of play, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredinho Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 56 minutes into the match, Aureliano Karlo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredinho Carneiro. Colognese FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aureliano Karlo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When Guido Txindoki came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ 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 Guido Txindoki couldn't finish the play. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Txindoki in the 62nd minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Guido Txindoki notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro. Alfredinho Carneiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredinho Carneiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colognese FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfredinho Carneiro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Bettencourt in the 68th minute of play forced Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aureliano Karlo struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Alfredinho Carneiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Romulo Abilio. In the 73rd minute of the match, Geovanni Leme got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roberto Eztebe was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julien Staffelbach in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredinho Carneiro saved Colognese FC from getting behind. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ from getting a goal against them. Alfredinho Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 79th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Batista in the 88th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe was a little too slow when Juninho Santos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 5-3. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michael Telin kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.