World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) In the 3rd minute Julian Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 史峰建 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Montez, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Gregor Kobel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Bykowski in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute of the match, Roman Beljean tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 史峰建 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 13 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Bykowski came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ingo Minder made in the 25th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rogelio Montez however managed to control. With a little luck, 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's 史峰建 got control of the ball when Rogelio Montez tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Bykowski in the 27th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Espen Steelers's zone, Arnoldo Martxel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregor Kobel came out of the goal and Arnoldo Martxel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julian Bykowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregor Kobel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espen Steelers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 武宁默 was slow to take the kick. During this time 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's players had a chance to rest. 34 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's goalkeeper 史峰建 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alain Berset. Armandinho Falcao lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Alain Berset walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Federico Abud kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the match 武宁默 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gregor Kobel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Bykowski to make the kick off. Gregor Kobel was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Julian Bykowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Bykowski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. With his leg Gregor Kobel managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when 【AC】★御剑堂★中国's Julian Bykowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 范默震 hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 62 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 got a freekick which was hit by 余迪晨. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Stan Wawrinka replaced Rogelio Montez. In the 68th minute, 余迪晨 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Beljean in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 史峰建 saved 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 from getting behind. 史峰建 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Beljean, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Julian Bykowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregor Kobel having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Alberto Giacometti got a free kick in the 90th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Espen Steelers's zone, Julian Bykowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregor Kobel came out of the goal and Julian Bykowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julian Bykowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. 【AC】★御剑堂★中国 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.