Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:30:02 +0300 (EEST)

WC - Day #2 Group C Matches
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1  PHI - ITA
2  SWE - CRO

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*** WORLD CUP  MATCH REPORT ***

Day #02:  The Philippines (#3 seed) (#3 in C)  vs  Italy (#5 seed) (#4 in C)

63129 fans showed up to WEFS Ground

Match seed: 178643

Starting lineups
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PHI
Coach  Jeremy Billones
GK   1984 Chris Jericho        WCW  
SW   2344 Perry Saturn         WCW  
DF   3304 Brock Lesnar         WCW  
DF   2569 Norman Smiley        WCW  
MF   3305 Charlie Haas         WCW  
MF   2878 Booker T             WCW  
MF   2879 Shane McMahon        WCW  
MF   2345 Charles Robinson     WCW  
MF   1878 Luther Reigns        WCW  
FW   3078 Lot 93               WCW  
FW   3079 Lot 99               WCW  

S1   1761 Chris Benoit         WCW  
S2   1733 QQQ's Player         WCW  
S3   1759 Dean Malenko         WCW  
S4   1036 Dallas Page          WCW  
S5   3011 Hunter Helmsley      WCW  


ITA
Coach  Paolo Petroni
GK   2289 Ivete Sangalo        SIN  
SW   3093 Cassia Eller         SIN  
DF   2853 India Arie           SIN  
DF   2290 Maria Joao           SIN  
MF   3094 Lila Downs           SIN  
MF   2854 Andrea Marquee       SIN  
MF   2565 Carmen Consoli       SIN  
MF < 1919 Bjork Gudmunsdottir  SIN  
FW   3302 Cibelle Cavalli      SIN  
FW   2566 Rosana Arbelo        SIN  
FW   1920 Natalie Imbruglia    SIN  

S1   1449 Sheila Chandra       SIN  
S2   1750 Achinoam Nini        SIN  
S3   1448 Ani DiFranco         SIN  
S5   1030 Margareth Menezes    SIN  


Officials from Estonia:
	referee      Juri Saar
	assistant referee #1  Valeri Jakjan
	assistant referee #2  Valeri Vinogradov


Chronology for the match:

Min   1: Pheeeep! Referee Saar signals the kick-off!

Min   1: PHI adopts ball controlling tactic.

Min   1: Charlie Haas (PHI MF) moves wide.

Min   1: Booker T (PHI MF) moves wide.

Min   1: Manager Paolo Petroni (ITA) orders his team to play rough.

Min   2: ITA promising long-range shot by Cassia Eller ...
         ... blazes wide of goal!

Min   4: Charlie Haas (PHI MF) dives inside ITA's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Saar waves play on.

Min   5: PHI promising long-range shot by Brock Lesnar ...
         ... is saved acrobatically by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min   6: Maria Joao (ITA DF) tackles violently Luther Reigns ... 
         ... referee Saar shows Joao a yellow card!

Min   8: Norman Smiley (PHI DF) handles the ball just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Saar awards ITA a direct free kick!
         ... Rosana Arbelo takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is drilled low into the goal! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  PHI 0  -  ITA 1

Min   8: ITA adopts stalling tactic.

Min   8: Lila Downs (ITA MF) drops back.

Min   8: Andrea Marquee (ITA MF) drops back.

Min   8: Carmen Consoli (ITA MF) drops back.

Min   8: Bjork Gudmunsdottir (ITA MF) switches to play DF and positions normally.

Min   8: Cibelle Cavalli (ITA FW) drops back.

Min   8: Rosana Arbelo (ITA FW) drops back.

Min   8: Natalie Imbruglia (ITA FW) drops back.

Min  10: PHI make a quick pass to Lot 93, whose desperate chance ...
         ... just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  PHI 1  -  ITA 1

Min  10: ITA discards their tactics.

Min  10: Lila Downs (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  10: Andrea Marquee (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  10: Carmen Consoli (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  10: Bjork Gudmunsdottir (ITA DF) switches to play MF and drops back.

Min  10: Cibelle Cavalli (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  10: Rosana Arbelo (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  10: Natalie Imbruglia (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  11: ITA good attempt by Andrea Marquee ...
         ... is punched to safety by GK Chris Jericho!

Min  12: PHI promising header by Lot 99 ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Bjork Gudmunsdottir!

Min  16: PHI good header by Shane McMahon ...
         ... assistant referee Vinogradov judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  16: Carmen Consoli (ITA MF) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as pulled muscle ...
         ... Carmen Consoli is helped out of the pitch ...
         ... recovery of 2 and half weeks is expected.

Min  16: Sheila Chandra enters the field as MF for ITA.

Min  20: PHI decent effort by Brock Lesnar ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by SW Cassia Eller!

Min  20: ITA good chance by Rosana Arbelo ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Booker T!

Min  21: PHI win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Booker T ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Lot 99, whose promising effort ...
         ... flies a couple of yards wide!

Min  22: PHI good volley by Lot 99 ...
         ... is tipped over the bar by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  22: Lila Downs (ITA MF) robs the ball from Charlie Haas (PHI MF).

Min  25: Booker T (PHI MF) makes a foul inside the penalty box ... 
         ... referee Saar awards ITA a penalty kick!
         ... Rosana Arbelo takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is just pushed wide by GK Chris Jericho!

Min  27: PHI promising long-range shot by Charlie Haas ...
         ... is just palmed away by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  29: PHI good long-range shot by Booker T ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by MF Bjork Gudmunsdottir!

Min  32: PHI fast break sets up Shane McMahon, whose decent attempt ...
         ... is just palmed away by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  35: ITA decent volley by Rosana Arbelo ...
         ... just misses the left hand post!

Min  37: PHI win a corner kick, which is taken by Booker T ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Charlie Haas, whose promising header ...
         ... blazes wide of goal!

Min  37: ITA good chance by Andrea Marquee ...
         ... is headed clear by SW Perry Saturn!

Min  42: Maria Joao (ITA DF) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ...
         ... 7 cans of cool spray get her back to the field.

Min  45: Charles Robinson (PHI MF) is pushed aside by Cassia Eller (ITA SW).

Min  46: PHI good attempt by Lot 93 ...
         ... is saved with a gentle burp by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  47: PHI good shot by Luther Reigns ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by SW Cassia Eller!

Min  48: Pheeeep! Referee Saar signals the end of the first half!

Half-time score:  PHI 1  -  ITA 1  [ 9  -  3 (1 fk  1 pk) ]

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Saar gets the second half on the way!

Min  46: ITA promising long-range shot by Bjork Gudmunsdottir ...
         ... is unstoppable! GOAL!!!
         ... Andrea Marquee is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  PHI 1  -  ITA 2

Min  46: PHI win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Luther Reigns ...
         ... the cross finds Charles Robinson, whose promising volley ...
         ... is tipped over the bar by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  46: ITA adopts stalling tactic.

Min  46: Lila Downs (ITA MF) drops back.

Min  46: Andrea Marquee (ITA MF) drops back.

Min  46: Bjork Gudmunsdottir (ITA MF) switches to play DF and positions normally.

Min  46: Sheila Chandra (ITA MF) drops back.

Min  46: Cibelle Cavalli (ITA FW) drops back.

Min  46: Rosana Arbelo (ITA FW) drops back.

Min  46: Natalie Imbruglia (ITA FW) drops back.

Min  47: ITA really difficult volley by Cibelle Cavalli ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by MF Charles Robinson!

Min  47: Rosana Arbelo (ITA FW) forces a bad pass from Brock Lesnar (PHI DF).

Min  48: Perry Saturn (PHI SW) goes down just outside ITA's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Saar waves play on.

Min  51: ITA really difficult attempt by Natalie Imbruglia ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Chris Jericho!

Min  53: PHI difficult header by Lot 93 ...
         ... is drilled low into the goal! GOAL!!!
         ... Brock Lesnar is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  PHI 2  -  ITA 2

Min  53: Brock Lesnar (PHI DF) punches Rosana Arbelo ... 
         ... referee Saar shows Lesnar a yellow card!

Min  53: ITA discards their tactics.

Min  53: Lila Downs (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  53: Andrea Marquee (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  53: Bjork Gudmunsdottir (ITA DF) switches to play MF and drops back.

Min  53: Sheila Chandra (ITA MF) positions normally.

Min  53: Cibelle Cavalli (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  53: Rosana Arbelo (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  53: Natalie Imbruglia (ITA FW) positions normally.

Min  55: Brock Lesnar (PHI DF) tackles violently Maria Joao ... 
         ... referee Saar exchanges few words with Lesnar.

Min  55: Maria Joao (ITA DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... she walks off the pitch ...
         ... Achinoam Nini enters the field.

Min  57: PHI good chance by Lot 99 ...
         ... is headed clear by SW Cassia Eller!

Min  57: Booker T (PHI MF) tackles violently Andrea Marquee ... 
         ... referee Saar shows T a yellow card!

Min  59: PHI promising long-range shot by Perry Saturn ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  60: PHI smart play releases Booker T, whose good header ...
         ... just misses the right hand post!

Min  61: Perry Saturn (PHI SW) is nudged away by Andrea Marquee (ITA MF).

Min  61: Lila Downs (ITA MF) trips Perry Saturn just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Saar awards PHI a direct free kick!
         ... Booker T takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is saved acrobatically by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  64: PHI win a corner kick, which is taken by Shane McMahon ...
         ... the cross finds Lot 99, whose decent header ...
         ... is tipped over the bar by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  64: ITA promising effort by Lila Downs ...
         ... is held comfortably by GK Chris Jericho!

Min  71: ITA decent volley by Rosana Arbelo ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by DF Brock Lesnar!

Min  74: PHI decent long-range shot by Booker T ...
         ... is punted upfield by DF India Arie!

Min  74: PHI decent attempt by Lot 93 ...
         ... is saved with a smile by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  76: PHI promising long-range shot by Charles Robinson ...
         ... is saved with a gentle burp by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  77: ITA good effort by Rosana Arbelo ...
         ... is saved acrobatically by GK Chris Jericho!

Min  81: PHI fast break sets up Booker T, whose promising volley ...
         ... assistant referee Jakjan judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  81: PHI decent attempt by Brock Lesnar ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by DF India Arie!

Min  82: ITA promising long-range shot by Cibelle Cavalli ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  87: PHI decent long-range shot by Perry Saturn ...
         ... clips the bar!

Min  87: PHI win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Brock Lesnar ...
         ... the cross finds Charles Robinson, whose decent attempt ...
         ... goes through the keeper's legs! GOAL!!!
         ... Brock Lesnar is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  PHI 3  -  ITA 2

Min  87: PHI adopts stalling tactic.

Min  87: Charlie Haas (PHI MF) drops back.

Min  87: Booker T (PHI MF) drops back.

Min  87: Charles Robinson (PHI MF) drops back.

Min  87: ITA begins pressing forward.

Min  88: ITA decent long-range shot by Andrea Marquee ...
         ... misses by a whisker!

Min  89: PHI difficult chance by Lot 93 ...
         ... is headed clear by SW Cassia Eller!

Min  90: Cassia Eller (ITA SW) is told to sub out ...
         ... she walks off the pitch ...
         ... Ani DiFranco enters the field.

Min  92: PHI smart play releases Lot 99, whose decent chance ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Ivete Sangalo!

Min  92: Pheeeep! Referee Saar blows the final whistle!


Final score:  PHI 3  -  ITA 2

Game summary (lineups at the end of game):
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PHI vs ITA:  3 - 2  [ 20 (1 fk)  -  9 (1 fk  1 pk) ]

PHI (S)
GK   Chris Jericho                  (-2:0 0 0 5)
SW   Perry Saturn                   (0:2 0 1 0)
DF   Brock Lesnar                   (0:1 2 1 0) YC 
DF   Norman Smiley                  (0:0 0 0 0)
MF < Charlie Haas                   (0:2 0 0 0)
MF < Booker T                       (0:3 0 1 0) YC 
MF   Shane McMahon                  (0:2 0 0 0)
MF < Charles Robinson               (1:3 0 1 0)
MF   Luther Reigns                  (0:0 0 0 0)
FW   Lot 93                         (2:4 0 0 0)
FW   Lot 99                         (0:4 0 0 0)


ITA (P)
GK   Ivete Sangalo                  (-3:0 0 0 11)
SW   Cassia Eller                   (0:1 0 4 0) subbed @90 
SW   Ani DiFranco                   (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 
DF   India Arie                     (0:0 0 2 0)
DF   Maria Joao                     (0:0 0 0 0) subbed @55  YC 
DF   Achinoam Nini                  (0:0 0 0 0) entered @55 
MF   Lila Downs                     (0:1 0 0 0)
MF   Andrea Marquee                 (0:2 1 0 0)
MF   Carmen Consoli                 (0:0 0 0 0) inj @16 pulled muscle
MF < Bjork Gudmunsdottir            (1:1 0 2 0)
MF   Sheila Chandra                 (0:0 0 0 0) entered @16 
FW   Cibelle Cavalli                (0:1 0 0 0)
FW   Rosana Arbelo                  (1:4 0 0 0)
FW   Natalie Imbruglia              (0:1 0 0 0)


Three stars of the match are:
   ***  PHI  FW  L. 93
    **  ITA  MF  B. Gudmunsdottir
     *  PHI  MF  C. Robinson

Offsides:  PHI:  2      ITA:  0


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*** WORLD CUP  MATCH REPORT ***

Day #02:  Team Sweden (#1 seed) (#2 in C)  vs  Croatia (#4 seed) (#5 in C)

66276 fans showed up to WEFS Ground

Match seed: 85377

Starting lineups
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SWE (B)
Coach  Anders, Christer and Robert
GK   2497 Baron Saturday       FSC  
DF   2817 Ludmilla Cake        FSC  
DF   2841 Henri Plancque       FCB  
DF   2332 Wesley Brown         NH   
MF   2523 George Faxham        FCB  
MF   2818 Vlad Tepes           FSC  
MF ^ 2524 Xavier Topienza      FCB  
MF ^ 2483 Bojan Djordic        NH   
MF   2257 Draco Lich           FSC  
FW < 3040 Paolo Capsoli        FCB  
FW < 3041 Graf Frankenstein    FSC  

S1   2897 Mickael Silvestre    NH   
S2   2588 Jesper Blomqvist     NH   
S3   2277 Cecil Zamboni        FCB  
S4   2840 Ivan Valentin        FCB  


CRO
Coach  Volker Dyken
GK   2301 Serge Comeau         FOL  
SW   3290 lap0 p0              FOL  
DF   3291 Buy NewParts         FOL  
DF   2863 Hergen Ohm           FOL  
MF < 3082 Jim Reisman          FOL  
MF   2552 Joerg Wichmann       FOL  
MF   2553 Gerhard Pichler      FOL  
MF   2302 Jim Shiffer          FOL  
FW   3292 The RedOne           FOL  
FW   2864 Herbert Kulha        FOL  
FW   2796 Sergi Sanchez        FOL  

S1   1686 Jutta Ehser          FOL  
S2   1905 Tomas Celiesius      FOL  
S3   1904 Giacomo Entrada      FOL  
S4   2423 Matthias Eichler     FOL  
S5   1412 Gaetan Delahousse    FOL  


Officials from Paraguay:
	referee      Mateo Verdun
	assistant referee #1  Celestino Galvan
	assistant referee #2  Juan Ortiz


Chronology for the match:

Min   1: Pheeeep! Referee Verdun signals the kick-off!

Min   1: Manager Volker Dyken (CRO) orders his team to play rough.

Min   2: CRO good volley by Joerg Wichmann ...
         ... clips the bar!

Min   3: CRO good header by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by MF George Faxham!

Min   6: SWE excellent attempt by Draco Lich ...
         ... easily passes the keeper! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  SWE 1  -  CRO 0

Min   6: CRO begins pressing forward.

Min   7: SWE excellent long-range shot by Ludmilla Cake ...
         ... is blasted home! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  SWE 2  -  CRO 0

Min   8: Gerhard Pichler (CRO MF) yells at the referee ... 
         ... referee Verdun shows Pichler a yellow card!

Min   9: SWE excellent effort by Graf Frankenstein ...
         ... is deflected onto the bar by DF Hergen Ohm!

Min   9: SWE win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Paolo Capsoli ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Xavier Topienza, whose excellent attempt ...
         ... assistant referee Ortiz judges the play to be a couple of yards offside!

Min  10: Ludmilla Cake (SWE DF) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as twisted ankle ...
         ... 15 rolls of tape get her back to the field.

Min  12: SWE excellent chance by Graf Frankenstein ...
         ... assistant referee Ortiz judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  13: Xavier Topienza (SWE MF) is just tackled by Hergen Ohm (CRO DF).

Min  16: CRO excellent long-range shot by Joerg Wichmann ...
         ... dips over the bar!

Min  16: SWE excellent long shot by Wesley Brown ...
         ... hits the post!

Min  17: Buy NewParts (CRO DF) makes a foul inside the penalty box ... 
         ... referee Verdun awards SWE a penalty kick!
         ... Paolo Capsoli takes the kick ...
         ... the shot goes in off the post! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  SWE 3  -  CRO 0

Min  17: Manager Volker Dyken (CRO) orders his team to play normally.

Min  20: SWE excellent attempt by Xavier Topienza ...
         ... bursts the net! GOAL!!!
         ... Paolo Capsoli is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  SWE 4  -  CRO 0

Min  20: CRO discards their tactics.

Min  22: SWE excellent effort by George Faxham ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by MF Joerg Wichmann!

Min  25: The RedOne (CRO FW) is firmly stopped by Vlad Tepes (SWE MF).

Min  27: SWE win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Paolo Capsoli ...
         ... the cross finds Vlad Tepes, whose excellent effort ...
         ... assistant referee Ortiz judges the play to be just offside!

Min  28: SWE excellent volley by Draco Lich ...
         ... grazes the woodwork!

Min  30: SWE good long-range shot by Xavier Topienza ...
         ... dips over the bar!

Min  31: CRO good effort by Herbert Kulha ...
         ... is held comfortably by GK Baron Saturday!

Min  32: SWE win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Paolo Capsoli ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Xavier Topienza, whose excellent shot ...
         ... assistant referee Ortiz judges the play to be few meters offside!

Min  33: SWE good long shot by Henri Plancque ...
         ... is unstoppable! GOAL!!!
         ... Bojan Djordic is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  SWE 5  -  CRO 0

Min  34: SWE excellent shot by Xavier Topienza ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by MF Joerg Wichmann!

Min  39: CRO good volley by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Vlad Tepes!

Min  41: CRO good long-range shot by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... is saved with a confident wink by GK Baron Saturday!

Min  43: SWE fast break sets up Bojan Djordic, whose good shot ...
         ... is just pushed wide by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Verdun signals the end of the first half!

Half-time score:  SWE 5  -  CRO 0  [ 12 (1 pk)  -  4 ]

Manager Anders, Christer and Robert shouts orders in SWE's locker room ...
  he wants to sub out GK Baron Saturday ...
	Baron Saturday goes to shower and Ivan Valentin takes his place.
  he wants to sub out MF Bojan Djordic ...
	Bojan Djordic goes to shower and Jesper Blomqvist takes his place.
  he wants to sub out FW Paolo Capsoli ...
	Paolo Capsoli goes to shower and Cecil Zamboni takes his place.
  FW Cecil Zamboni drops back.

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Verdun gets the second half on the way!

Min  47: SWE good long-range shot by Graf Frankenstein ...
         ... is tipped over the bar by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  48: CRO promising shot by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... is just pushed wide by GK Ivan Valentin!

Min  49: SWE fast break sets up Henri Plancque, whose good shot ...
         ... is saved acrobatically by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  49: Ludmilla Cake (SWE DF) steals the ball from Gerhard Pichler (CRO MF).

Min  50: CRO promising long-range shot by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... hits the post!

Min  51: SWE excellent shot by George Faxham ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by DF Hergen Ohm!

Min  51: SWE win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Draco Lich ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Cecil Zamboni, whose good attempt ...
         ... flies a couple of yards wide!

Min  51: Wesley Brown (SWE DF) kicks the ball away after the whistle ... 
         ... referee Verdun shows Brown a yellow card!

Min  52: CRO good attempt by Joerg Wichmann ...
         ... is headed clear by DF Henri Plancque!

Min  52: SWE good header by Cecil Zamboni ...
         ... the shot is unstoppable! GOAL!!!
         ... but assistant referee Galvan's flag is up! The goal is disallowed!

Min  56: Buy NewParts (CRO DF) is firmly stopped by George Faxham (SWE MF).

Min  58: SWE good effort by Draco Lich ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by MF Jim Reisman!

Min  65: SWE good chance by Vlad Tepes ...
         ... assistant referee Galvan judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  65: Jesper Blomqvist (SWE MF) goes down just outside CRO's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Verdun waves play on.

Min  68: SWE excellent long shot by Henri Plancque ...
         ... dips over the bar!

Min  70: SWE win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Ludmilla Cake ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Xavier Topienza, whose good effort ...
         ... assistant referee Galvan is flirting with a spectator ...
         ... clips the post!

Min  74: SWE good volley by Draco Lich ...
         ... assistant referee Galvan judges the play to be just offside!

Min  76: SWE promising chance by Cecil Zamboni ...
         ... is punted upfield by MF Jim Shiffer!

Min  76: CRO promising header by Jim Reisman ...
         ... trickles over the line! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  SWE 5  -  CRO 1

Min  76: Herbert Kulha (CRO FW) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ...
         ... 7 cans of cool spray get him back to the field.

Min  78: CRO good header by Herbert Kulha ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by DF Wesley Brown!

Min  81: SWE win a corner kick, which is taken by Wesley Brown ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Cecil Zamboni, whose good chance ...
         ... grazes the woodwork!

Min  82: SWE excellent long-range shot by Xavier Topienza ...
         ... is parried by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  83: CRO decent effort by Gerhard Pichler ...
         ... is smothered by GK Ivan Valentin!

Min  84: CRO win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Jim Shiffer ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Sergi Sanchez, whose good effort ...
         ... grazes the woodwork!

Min  84: Gerhard Pichler (CRO MF) trips Ludmilla Cake just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Verdun awards SWE a direct free kick!
         ... Draco Lich takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is saved easily by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  86: SWE excellent chance by Draco Lich ...
         ... is turned onto the post by GK Serge Comeau!

Min  86: Buy NewParts (CRO DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Giacomo Entrada enters the field.

Min  88: SWE good volley by Jesper Blomqvist ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by DF Giacomo Entrada!

Min  89: SWE good long shot by Wesley Brown ...
         ... is blasted home! GOAL!!!
         ... George Faxham is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  SWE 6  -  CRO 1

Min  90: lap0 p0 (CRO SW) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Jutta Ehser enters the field.

Min  90: Hergen Ohm (CRO DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Tomas Celiesius enters the field.

Min  93: Pheeeep! Referee Verdun blows the final whistle!


Final score:  SWE 6  -  CRO 1

Game summary (lineups at the end of game):
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SWE vs CRO:  6 - 1  [ 24 (1 fk  1 pk)  -  9 ]

SWE (B)
GK   Ivan Valentin                  (-1:0 0 0 2) entered @45 
GK   Baron Saturday                 (0:0 0 0 2) subbed @45 
DF   Ludmilla Cake                  (1:1 0 0 0)
DF   Henri Plancque                 (1:3 0 1 0)
DF   Wesley Brown                   (1:2 0 1 0) YC 
MF   George Faxham                  (0:0 1 1 0)
MF   Vlad Tepes                     (0:2 0 1 0)
MF ^ Jesper Blomqvist               (0:0 0 0 0) entered @45 
MF ^ Xavier Topienza                (1:6 0 0 0)
MF ^ Bojan Djordic                  (0:1 1 0 0) subbed @45 
MF   Draco Lich                     (1:5 0 0 0)
FW < Paolo Capsoli                  (1:1 1 0 0) subbed @45 
FW < Graf Frankenstein              (0:2 0 0 0)
FW < Cecil Zamboni                  (0:3 0 0 0) entered @45 


CRO
GK   Serge Comeau                   (-6:0 0 0 6)
SW   lap0 p0                        (0:0 0 0 0) subbed @90 
SW   Jutta Ehser                    (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 
DF   Buy NewParts                   (0:0 0 0 0) subbed @86 
DF   Hergen Ohm                     (0:0 0 2 0) subbed @90 
DF   Giacomo Entrada                (0:0 0 1 0) entered @86 
DF   Tomas Celiesius                (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 
MF < Jim Reisman                    (1:1 0 1 0)
MF   Joerg Wichmann                 (0:2 0 2 0)
MF   Gerhard Pichler                (0:1 0 0 0) YC 
MF   Jim Shiffer                    (0:3 0 1 0)
FW   The RedOne                     (0:0 0 0 0)
FW   Herbert Kulha                  (0:1 0 0 0)
FW   Sergi Sanchez                  (0:1 0 0 0)


Three stars of the match are:
   ***  SWE  DF  H. Plancque
    **  SWE  FW  P. Capsoli
     *  CRO  MF  J. Reisman

Offsides:  SWE:  7      CRO:  0

