World League

Estádio BARRACA
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fan Nan Hong took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Nan Hong in the 3rd minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Valdomiro Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot. POPULAR F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Valdomiro Dionísio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Trulsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Attila Szepesvári hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Henk Veerman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17th minute, POPULAR F.C's Jean Simão dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. POPULAR F.C's attentive Clarke Brooks managed to snatch the ball when Ernest Faber made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the game, POPULAR F.C's Valdomiro Dionísio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Trulsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ernest Faber hit a great ball. Valdomiro Dionísio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Trulsson having to make a save. David Trulsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Dionísio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdomiro Dionísio in the 33rd minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper David Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Trulsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Dionísio, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdomiro Dionísio in the 44th minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper David Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdomiro Dionísio in the 46th minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper David Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ernest Faber hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdomiro Dionísio to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdomiro Dionísio in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Trulsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdomiro Dionísio in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Trulsson saved Älta BK from getting behind. POPULAR F.C's Frank Moyle was substituted for Valdomiro Dionísio. Älta BK's Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink was substituted for Henk Veerman. POPULAR F.C's Váldson Tande was substituted for Gilson Cordeiro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Moyle in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Trulsson saved Älta BK from getting behind. In the 69th minute of the match POPULAR F.C got a corner. Älta BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mei Xun Jun ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to POPULAR F.C's Victorio Pabla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's Ernest Faber got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's John de Jong got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 78 played minutes Älta BK got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Faber. David Trulsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Moyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Moyle in the 87th minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper David Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pancracio Paniagua made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute, Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pancracio Paniagua. The goal made the score 2-2. 93 minutes into the game, Frank Moyle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. David Trulsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 96 minutes into the match, Älta BK's Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pancracio Paniagua narrowly saved just below the crossbar. POPULAR F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.