World League

Green sports F.C
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Green Hell F.C.'s Grigoris Grigoriadis got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Liu Han Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ralf Västerstrand got free with Mugurel Slătineanu in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Ralf Västerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Slătineanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugurel Slătineanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Västerstrand in the 16th minute of the match. Mugurel Slătineanu was a little too slow when Ralf Västerstrand got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s Ralf Västerstrand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mugurel Slătineanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ralf Västerstrand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mugurel Slătineanu was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. A collision led to Green Hell F.C. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Qiu Yi Fan hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Ionică Savu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Nirosxn 08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ralf Västerstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mugurel Slătineanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Atanasiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ionică Savu was the one to do the kick off. Mugurel Slătineanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoris Grigoriadis in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, Green Hell F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyd Couturier to maneuver through the defense. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Jönsätt in the 54th minute of play. Mugurel Slătineanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Västerstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurențiu Todericiu in the 70th minute of play. Ralf Västerstrand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Ralf Västerstrand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Nirosxn 08's Mugurel Slătineanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ralf Västerstrand might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mugurel Slătineanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ralf Västerstrand ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute Ralf Västerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Slătineanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If David Jönsätt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edvin van der Sar came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Nirosxn 08's Laurențiu Todericiu. But to his dismay, Laurențiu Todericiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Atanasiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Västerstrand came free, but Mugurel Slătineanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match, Emil Atanasiu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edvin van der Sar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.