World League

Pingeldoos
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betinho Damião started the match with the kick off. Yorrick Zoethout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Karkantos in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melker Gudmundsson in the 6th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panos Karkantos in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yorrick Zoethout prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edson Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tao Xing Yong in the 10th minute. The corner ended in Alim Karaman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout did a great save. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melker Gudmundsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yorrick Zoethout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Karkantos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Alim Karaman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yorrick Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yorrick Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alim Karaman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SV Balverliefd booed when Edson Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tao Xing Yong didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yorrick Zoethout stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Betinho Damião's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Yorrick Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Karkantos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 37 minutes into the game, when Şerafettin Akabe put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of SV Balverliefd:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Edson Futebol Clube:s goal. Yorrick Zoethout had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Betinho Damião's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 40th minute of play forced SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Yorrick Zoethout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Alim Karaman. In the 43rd minute, Tao Xing Yong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Americo Olivar made in the 45th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gil Paulista immediately put the ball in play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 52nd minute Betinho Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yorrick Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 52 minutes, Betinho Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Edson Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betinho Damião was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Veerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk Veerman in the 55th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Edson Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Edson Futebol Clube's Betinho Damião looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Veerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Flavinho Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd match minute, SV Balverliefd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgil Lindelöf to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd match minute, SV Balverliefd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgil Lindelöf to maneuver through the defense. Edson Futebol Clube's Gil Paulista quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Henk Veerman, made in the 80th minute of the game. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Caiola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edson Futebol Clube played a much better game than SV Balverliefd and deserved their victory. The SV Balverliefd players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.