World League

Alçapão da Morte
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nixon Richard started the match with the kick off. Júlio Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breffni Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Barões F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Breffni Barrett came free, but Júlio Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachariasz Klimkiewicz hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Barões F. C.'s Donato Paraibano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yadi Tanamal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 32 minutes, Fergus Morrison mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dalkey United FC and the Barões F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fergus Morrison hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Bernard McAaron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Breffni Barrett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Baiano was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Donato Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Yadi Tanamal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Dalkey United FC's goalkeeper Yadi Tanamal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nixon Richard. In the 47th minute, Theodore McCollion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 49th minute, Theodore McCollion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Breffni Barrett made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fábio Souto in the 56th minute of play forced Dalkey United FC's goalkeeper Yadi Tanamal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nixon Richard's late challenge caught a Dalkey United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nixon Richard helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernard McAaron got free with Júlio Baiano in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yadi Tanamal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nixon Richard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes Dalkey United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Laurencio Vidal who took care of the corner kick. Laurencio Vidal made a great header on Barões F. C.'s corner, it was just that Dalkey United FC's Yadi Tanamal managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Breffni Barrett kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Júlio Baiano. That made the score 1-1 in the 72 minute of play. In the 74th minute, Breffni Barrett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dalkey United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The supporters of Dalkey United FC booed when Barões F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aloísio Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breffni Barrett in the 82nd minute of play forced Barões F. C.'s goalkeeper Júlio Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breffni Barrett in the 85th minute of play. Donato Paraibano kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cris Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yadi Tanamal was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The Barões F. C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Dalkey United FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Dalkey United FC.