World League

Valinor
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sjors Sandstra made the kick off which started today's match. Leonel Hunfredos short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Stephan Wielens to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alejandro Jerano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sjors Sandstra, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Kalessin's Alejandro Jerano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjors Sandstra in the 7th minute of play. Alejandro Jerano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sjors Sandstra went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 15 minutes into the match, De Horsterboeren SV's Oskar Vesterberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejandro Jerano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Suárez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stephan Wielens. That made the score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. Stephan Wielens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Suárez in the 23rd minute of the match. If Shi Yao Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save De Horsterboeren SV from getting a goal against them. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Hunfredo in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sjors Sandstra in the 37th minute of play forced Kalessin's goalkeeper Alejandro Jerano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Jerano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Yao Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Suárez in the 45th minute of play. Stephan Wielens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Suárez in the 46th minute of play. Alejandro Jerano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Yao Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lautaro Suárez was the one to do the kick off. When De Horsterboeren SV's Sjors Sandstra in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kalessin's goalie prevented a goal. Stephan Wielens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Hunfredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Leonel Hunfredo scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stephan Wielens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Shi Yao Zhen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sjors Sandstra in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alejandro Jerano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Regis in the 65th minute of play. Edelmiro Heli's late challenge caught a De Horsterboeren SV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edelmiro Heli helped the player get up and apologised. After 74th play minutes Sjors Sandstra shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Alejandro Jerano and just under the crossbar into goal. Stephan Wielens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Regis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stephan Wielens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Kalessin's Gonzalo Regis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stephan Wielens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 88th minute of the match, Sjors Sandstra got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alejandro Jerano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Kalessin's Bram Bosman, in the 93rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Kalessin. After 94 played minutes De Horsterboeren SV got a freekick which was hit by Joris Zoetmulder. The Kalessin players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.