World League

Torekov Stadion
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulf Ersman started the match with the kick off. Willy Van Linthout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Ersman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Torekov defense, Alek Thys kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Albom. The Torekov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Albom should have stopped the shot. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thys Mangelschot, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Kristian Albom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jullian Vranx in the 11th minute of the match. Paul Fiedler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristian Albom having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Jullian Vranx came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Torekov getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Niklas Spetz hit a great ball. Wesley Gressens took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Wesley Gressens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Bruly fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Bruly's Brend Schrevens looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thys Mangelschot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Jullian Vranx notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Torekov's Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Torekov defense, Paul Fiedler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Albom. The Torekov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Albom should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute, Thys Mangelschot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristian Albom was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. After 43 minutes of play, Bruly's Jullian Vranx made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristian Albom was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-10.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jullian Vranx to make the kick off. Kristian Albom was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Jullian Vranx capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jullian Vranx really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. 57 minutes into the game, Jullian Vranx lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Kristian Albom. In the 68th minute, Jullian Vranx reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kristian Albom. The goal made the score 0-14. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wesley Gressens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Torekov's zone, Wesley Gressens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristian Albom came out of the goal and Wesley Gressens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jullian Vranxs short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Kristian Albom to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kristian Albom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paul Fiedler went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-16 was the resulting score. Jullian Vranx took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-17. Ulf Ersman's late challenge caught a Bruly's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulf Ersman helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bruly booed when Torekov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulf Ersman didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Kristian Albom managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Bruly's Jullian Vranx fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bruly's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.