Purple Arena
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356,
Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Joost De kaiser got the match started through his kick off. Purple Talents's Steve Van der Veeken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkem Heybetli in the 2nd minute of play. Edgar Bornescu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Bornescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lillhärdal BF's Edgar Bornescu got a free kick in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Filippos Stathopoulos came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Hever Plasencia hit a great ball. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 23rd minute of the match. The supporters of Purple Talents booed when Lillhärdal BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Bornescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sixten Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Feng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berkem Heybetli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lillhärdal BF's Hao Si Cheng managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alex Volle in the 33 minute of the game. Steve Van der Veeken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berkem Heybetli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match Lillhärdal BF got a corner. Purple Talents's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qin Han Jing ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lillhärdal BF's Qin Han Jing was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Steve Van der Veeken in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sixten Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Feng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Purple Talents's Sixten Nordström threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Qiu Feng Guo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jan-Joost De kaiser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Sixten Nordström made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Berkem Heybetli made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Qin Han Jing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Volle kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Filippos Stathopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steve Van der Veeken. Purple Talents's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filippos Stathopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 57 minutes into the game, Alex Volle threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lillhärdal BF's Karl-Magnus Torsberg quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Filippos Stathopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillhärdal BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Lillhärdal BF's Sixten Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 69th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Charl Anthonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th match minute, Lillhärdal BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippos Stathopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Filippos Stathopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Steve Van der Veeken made a huge save. After having played for 82 minutes, Qiu Feng Guo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiu Feng Guo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Qiu Feng Guo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sixten Nordström having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo got a free kick in the 88th minute. Fre De Beer kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute Fre De Beer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Fre De Beer came free, but Sixten Nordström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lillhärdal BF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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