World League

Sidus Stadium
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edson-Arantes Maradona started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Qian Bin Zhen 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. After 5 minutes of play, TheLastDance's Qian Bin Zhen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jaroslaw Gongolewicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Torres having to make a save. Marcelo Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Qian Bin Zhen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Torres. Praetorian™ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qian Bin Zhen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jaroslaw Gongolewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Marcelo Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Jaroslaw Gongolewicz 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 15thth minute of the game Edson-Arantes Maradona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Praetorian™ FC's Marcelo Torres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edson-Arantes Maradona might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Torres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edson-Arantes Maradona ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, Qian Bin Zhen notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Praetorian™ FC's Marcelo Torres. Marcelo Torres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Torres saved Praetorian™ FC from getting behind. In the 25thth minute of the game Edson-Arantes Maradona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Praetorian™ FC's Marcelo Torres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Praetorian™ FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Erasmo das Neves hit a great ball. In the 26th match minute, Praetorian™ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Nunes to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, one of Praetorian™ FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 32nd minute, Jaroslaw Gongolewicz 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. Edson-Arantes Maradona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Marcelo Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qian Bin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edson-Arantes Maradona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Torres having to make a save. Marcelo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qian Bin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes, Edson-Arantes Maradona made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Praetorian™ FC's Marcelo Torres tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half TheLastDance were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oswaldo Grimberg was the one to do the kick off. Edson-Arantes Maradona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to TheLastDance getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Black Angel hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oswaldo Grimberg in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachariasz Kociniewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Torres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of TheLastDance booed when Praetorian™ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Edson-Arantes Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Marcelo Torres was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute, Edson-Arantes Maradona 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. Marcelo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson-Arantes Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bartosz Furgat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Praetorian™ FC's Marcelo Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, TheLastDance's Bartosz Furgat made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erasmo das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Bartosz Furgat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Torres having to interfere. After 93 minutes of play, TheLastDance's Edson-Arantes Maradona made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded TheLastDance left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Praetorian™ FC.