World League

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Asarum's 庄寒谦 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 6 minutes, Edgar Haegg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Asarum and the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edgar Haegg hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Wang Rong Jing sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Seppe Dobbeleir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Haegg, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The supporters of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r booed when Asarum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Bergqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcu Ianculescu struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Seppe Dobbeleir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 龙文轩 in the 16th minute of the match. 雷瑜凡 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Asarum's Seppe Dobbeleir got control of the ball when Wang Rong Jing tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 26 minutes on the clock, Pär Bergström commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 28th minute Marcu Ianculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Bedri Nafi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Ianculescu in the 38th minute of play forced Asarum's goalkeeper Seppe Dobbeleir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wang Rong Jing to strike the kick off in the second half. Seppe Dobbeleir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Ianculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Asarum's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abidin Taşkın took the corner. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Yavuz Bülent İlkim was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Asarum getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Patrik Hermansson hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Marcu Ianculescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Seppe Dobbeleir. Asarum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcu Ianculescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Jan-Erik Bergqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Wang Rong Jing got a free kick in the 68th minute. Seppe Dobbeleir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Ianculescu in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Asarum's zone, Wang Rong Jing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Seppe Dobbeleir came out of the goal and Wang Rong Jing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute Wang Rong Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Patrik Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute Wang Rong Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 minutes of play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Yavuz Bülent İlkim made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Seppe Dobbeleir was left in no man's land by his defense there! S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Asarum for a fine match.