World League

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benito Saturnin kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Benito Saturnin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Seaman. Linghed Angels FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benito Saturnin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 12th minute, Benito Saturnin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vende Humo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 16 played minutes Linghed Angels FC got a freekick which was hit by Robert Melin. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Saturnin in the 17th minute of play. Robert Melin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper David Seaman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benito Saturnin in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Seaman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Victor Malmberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Silvano Blech made a huge save. Silvano Blech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Ling in the 34th minute of the match. Silvano Blech stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fu Ling's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Silvano Blech made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Martin Ødegaard sent off a good shot on target. Martin Ødegaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Silvano Blech made a huge save.

When Per Mertesacker fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Linghed Angels FC's protests and gave Per Mertesacker a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Linghed Angels FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Per Mertesacker hit a great ball. If Fu Ling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 59 minutes of play, Vende Humo's Benito Saturnin made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Seaman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vende Humo's Silvano Blech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 64th minute of play. David Seaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Saturnin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Vende Humo's Angelito Di Maria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Seaman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benito Saturnin scored 0-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Seaman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The corner ended in Per Mertesacker almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vende Humo's Silvano Blech did a great save. Vende Humo's Benito Saturnin got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the game, Benito Saturnin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vende Humo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Linghed Angels FC the free kick. In the 88th match minute, Vende Humo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Saturnin to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute of the match Mohamed Fynning shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvano Blech showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 90th minute, Vende Humo's Benjamin Clemencin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Benjamin Clemencin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Vende Humo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Benjamin Clemencin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Linghed Angels FC. Ove Hellström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Silvano Blech. 1-4. Fu Ling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvano Blech having to interfere. The Vende Humo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.