World League

Miguel Morales
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cecilio Rio made the kick off which started today's match. If Inácio Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Inácio Amaral in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Florian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 7 minutes into the game, Inácio Amaral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Romulo Florian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harold Rodenboog in the 12th minute of play forced 10 000 DE VISITANTE's goalkeeper Romulo Florian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Florian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Rodenboog in the 13th minute of the match. After 17 minutes of play, De Kasteelheren's Harold Rodenboog made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romulo Florian was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Harold Rodenboog in the 20th minute of play forced 10 000 DE VISITANTE's goalkeeper Romulo Florian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fokke Meijeringh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cecilio Rio in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute 10 000 DE VISITANTE were awarded a corner. Anastasio Marques went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on 10 000 DE VISITANTE's corner Anastasio Marques fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fokke Meijeringh quite easily take care of the ball. When Cecilio Rio came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the 10 000 DE VISITANTE 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 Cecilio Rio couldn't finish the play. Sebastian Skrentny kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harold Rodenboog in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romulo Florian saved 10 000 DE VISITANTE from getting behind. Romulo Florian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwo Fafinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Søren Nezer struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Fokke Meijeringh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 10 000 DE VISITANTE. 10 000 DE VISITANTE's Romulo Florian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Rodenboog in the 47th minute of play. The 10 000 DE VISITANTE players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. De Kasteelheren were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inácio Amaral to make the kick off. Inácio Amaral's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Romulo Florian firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Harold Rodenboog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romulo Florian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Hillen in the 58th minute of the match. With a little luck, 10 000 DE VISITANTE's Romulo Florian got control of the ball when Inácio Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 000 DE VISITANTE's Romulo Florian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Amaral in the 64th minute of play. Romulo Florian made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Inácio Amaral sent off a good shot on target. After 68 played minutes 10 000 DE VISITANTE got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Bidun. If Harold Rodenboog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. De Kasteelheren made a substitution. Dante Martinelli replaced Harold Rodenboog. In the 79th minute, De Kasteelheren's Ferdi Vorenkamp dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. If Cecilio Rio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, 10 000 DE VISITANTE's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Martinelli came free, but Romulo Florian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Dante Martinelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Florian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. De Kasteelheren were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after 10 000 DE VISITANTE's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernando Geraets took the corner. The corner ended in Ferdi Vorenkamp almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 10 000 DE VISITANTE's Romulo Florian did a great save. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by 10 000 DE VISITANTE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernando Geraets was slow to take the kick. During this time De Kasteelheren's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Fernando Geraets almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 10 000 DE VISITANTE's Romulo Florian did a great save.