World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Carlo Ancelotti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Pan Jian Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Pieter Coekelberghs made a precise shot to the right of Eric Soned. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Pieter Coekelberghs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 25th minute of the match. Pieter Coekelberghs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Eric Soned tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gao Cheng Yun kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Jim Njurenius was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Allan Olofsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlo Ancelotti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Steve De Wilde made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter Coekelberghs in the 52nd minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Soned showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Pieter Coekelberghs 60 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. Pieter Coekelberghs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Soned read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Matt Laremans hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Jim Njurenius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Steve De Wilde. Lions United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 70th minute, Pan Jian Yong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Radu Fetea was substituted for Jim Njurenius. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Rei Bolas was substituted for Per-Arne Gunnarsson. Eric Soned showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Lions United's Pan Jian Yong in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalie prevented a goal. If Pieter Coekelberghs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 94 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Rei Bolas. After having played for 94 minutes, Gao Cheng Yun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gao Cheng Yun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lions United played a much better game than Étoile Sportive Du Sahel and deserved their victory. The Étoile Sportive Du Sahel players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.