World League

Sunken Arena
Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Victor Blom made the kick off which started today's match. Sunkens Surtröjor's Sokol Narev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 宋骏博 in the 4th minute of play. Near End's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Victor Blom scored to the left of an out of position Edgar Dres, making the score, 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Near End's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Blom came free, but Edgar Dres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osman Ali Semi hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. A collision led to Near End getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Nathan Tieleman hit a great ball. Sokol Narev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 宋骏博, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Fikus in the 27th minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Sokol Narev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sunkens Surtröjor's Sokol Narev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brandon McConnach in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Sunkens Surtröjor getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Victor Blom hit a great ball. Jon Källberg hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Near End's Tolek Czysty got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgar Dres made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Victor Blom sent off a good shot on target. Victor Blom struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Edgar Dres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sunkens Surtröjor. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Blom in the 45th minute of play forced Near End's goalkeeper Edgar Dres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sokol Narev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Fikus in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Antoni Fikus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Sokol Narev made a huge save. Edgar Dres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Blom in the 59th minute of play. Victor Blom might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edgar Dres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Blom ran back to his position shaking his head. Sunkens Surtröjor made a substitution. Viktor Alebom replaced Ke Zheng Feng. 68 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Sokol Narev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brandon McConnach. 78 minutes into the match, 宋骏博 notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sunkens Surtröjor's Sokol Narev. Sokol Narev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edgar Dres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Alebom in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute of the match Sunkens Surtröjor got a corner. Near End's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laércio Coutinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Ong Shyan heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sokol Narev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Fikus in the 85th minute of the match. Sunkens Surtröjor's attentive Laércio Coutinho managed to snatch the ball when Nathan Tieleman made a throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Near End eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.