World League

Minute Maid Park
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) FK TEPLICE STARS's Zhao Le Yin 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. When Westenenk's Valio Tammisto in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK TEPLICE STARS's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wladyslaw Miarka in the 6th minute of play forced Westenenk's goalkeeper Jaap van der Schans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aris Giannopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wieslaw Posadzki in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes FK TEPLICE STARS got a freekick which was hit by František Havlát. 18 minutes into the match, FK TEPLICE STARS's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eddy van den Eede. 23 minutes into the match, Westenenk's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Le Yin came free, but Jaap van der Schans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FK TEPLICE STARS getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Zhao Le Yin hit a great ball. Jaap van der Schans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Le Yin in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Westenenk's goal looked a bit too open when Wladyslaw Miarka came free, but Jaap van der Schans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Westenenk getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Gervasio Lauaxeta hit a great ball. Aris Giannopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valio Tammisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 35 minutes FK TEPLICE STARS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eddy van den Eede who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Westenenk's corner Eddy van den Eede fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aris Giannopoulos quite easily take care of the ball. Aris Giannopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valio Tammisto in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal Aspe in the 39th minute of play forced Westenenk's goalkeeper Jaap van der Schans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valio Tammisto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Aris Giannopoulos made a huge save. In the 44th minute, Gervasio Lauaxeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Zhao Le Yin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valio Tammisto to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Westenenk got a freekick which was hit by Filip Hansma. Westenenk's Jaap van der Schans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Le Yin in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Westenenk getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Wieslaw Posadzki hit a great ball. If Juvenal Aspe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute Wladyslaw Miarka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaap van der Schans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wieslaw Posadzki scored 1-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aris Giannopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th match minute, FK TEPLICE STARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by František Havlát to maneuver through the defense. FK TEPLICE STARS's Aris Giannopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valio Tammisto in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FK TEPLICE STARS's Wladyslaw Miarka got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valio Tammisto in the 73rd minute of play forced FK TEPLICE STARS's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filip Hansma hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Jaap van der Schans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Le Yin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valio Tammisto in the 77th minute of play forced FK TEPLICE STARS's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Westenenk getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Wieslaw Posadzki hit a great ball. Aris Giannopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valio Tammisto in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Westenenk got a corner. FK TEPLICE STARS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eddy van den Eede ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Westenenk's corner Eddy van den Eede fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aris Giannopoulos quite easily take care of the ball. In the 86th minute of the match Westenenk got a corner. FK TEPLICE STARS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eddy van den Eede ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jaap van der Schans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislav Klouček, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Valio Tammisto was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. FK TEPLICE STARS's Aris Giannopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aktaç Tansan in the 95th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Josef Ludvík during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Josef Ludvík kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. FK TEPLICE STARS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.