World League

Jallun Baari
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Maria Neiva took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Neiva in the 5th minute of play forced Dark Sons of Omar's goalkeeper Daniel Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Maria Neiva in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Chaves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hieronim Jekot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Chaves having to interfere. Daniel Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, José Maria Neiva notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Dark Sons of Omar's Daniel Chaves. Daniel Chaves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dark Sons of Omar's Yağızalp Vargın came free and shot a quick shot against goal 21 minutes in the game, fortunately Xiao Guang Han had problems saving as it came toward the left post. José Maria Neiva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Chaves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes Dark Sons of Omar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhuo Kang Chen who took care of the corner kick. Zhuo Kang Chen made a great header on Phantasy World's corner, it was just that Dark Sons of Omar's Daniel Chaves managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Dominic in the 28th minute of play forced Phantasy World's goalkeeper Xiao Guang Han to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phantasy World's Xiao Guang Han played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Dominic in the 29th minute of play. Daniel Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Neiva in the 34th minute of play. In the 39th minute Dark Sons of Omar were awarded a corner. Liu Yang Guo went to the cornerflag to take it. 40 minutes into the match, José Maria Neiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Chaves. Dark Sons of Omar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Maria Neiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 45thth minute of the game Omar Dominic who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phantasy World's Xiao Guang Han was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in Phantasy World's zone, Yağızalp Vargın stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xiao Guang Han came out of the goal and Yağızalp Vargın tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hanumant Arvø struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Xiao Guang Han didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dark Sons of Omar. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Sons of Omar's goalkeeper Daniel Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Chaves made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when José Maria Neiva sent off a good shot on target. In the 65thth minute of the game Hanumant Arvø who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phantasy World's Xiao Guang Han was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daniel Chaves made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when José Maria Neiva sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute, Yağızalp Vargın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dark Sons of Omar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Dark Sons of Omar's Kaapro Hietaharju was substituted for Liu Yang Guo. Dark Sons of Omar made a substitution. Eero Grönholm replaced Omar Dominic. In the 76th minute Yağızalp Vargın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xiao Guang Han saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phantasy World's Szczepan Bierfass was substituted for José Maria Neiva. Daniel Chaves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Szczepan Bierfass in the 80th minute. Phantasy World's attentive Liu Zhi Zheng managed to snatch the ball when Thomas Lawrie made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Eero Grönholm notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Phantasy World's Xiao Guang Han. Xiao Guang Han was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Xiao Guang Han took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hanumant Arvø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dark Sons of Omar were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.