World League

SSC NAPOLI
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zhuo Le Kun got the match started through his kick off. Dylan Van Bever recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Вежен's goal looked a bit too open when Olof Unesson came free, but Van Halen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Martyn Efremov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dylan Van Bever's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ray Folwill read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Van Halen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olof Unesson in the 15th minute of play. Van Halen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Kitching, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dylan Van Bever in the 19th minute of play. Ray Folwill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylan Van Bever in the 20th minute of the match. Dylan Van Bever sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute Dylan Van Bever shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Вежен's goalkeeper Van Halen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhuo Le Kun. Van Halen was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Zhuo Le Kun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zhuo Le Kun really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Van Halen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhuo Le Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Pedro Augusto Maranhense hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mason McCann charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mason McCann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ssc Napoli getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Mason McCann hit a great ball. Olof Unesson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Van Halen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes in the game Mai Zhan Shu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to George Kitching. In the 45th match minute, Вежен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vidar Ryberg to maneuver through the defense. 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.

The wind increased when Dylan Van Bever made the kick off in the second half. Вежен were furious when Deyan Petrinski was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Вежен's Deyan Petrinski got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, Zhuo Le Kun made a precise shot to the right of Van Halen. Вежен's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Van Halen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Unesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Pedro Augusto Maranhense might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Van Halen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Augusto Maranhense ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Вежен's Vidar Ryberg got a free kick in the 70th minute. Van Halen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Unesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Van Halen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Kitching in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Mai Zhan Shu notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Вежен's Van Halen. Van Halen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ssc Napoli's Eldad Stock was substituted for Mai Zhan Shu. The supporters of Ssc Napoli booed when Вежен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökçek Teksen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eldad Stock might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Van Halen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eldad Stock ran back to his position shaking his head. After 84 minutes of play, Ssc Napoli's Pedro Augusto Maranhense made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Van Halen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st minute, Pedro Augusto Maranhense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ray Folwill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Van Bever, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 minutes, Olof Unesson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ssc Napoli and the Вежен players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Вежен booed when Ssc Napoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Unesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elin Kechedzhiev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ray Folwill. Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Van Halen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhuo Le Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ssc Napoli had played much better football throughout.