World League

Laurita Stadium
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xu Liang started the match with the kick off. After 13 played minutes Laurita FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Manni. Arnulfo Kinsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Lin Jie, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 23 minutes into the game, FC Toho's Feng Lin Jie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnulfo Kinsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, Laurita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Liang came free, but Arnulfo Kinsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnulfo Kinsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Wei Ao's late challenge caught a Laurita FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ni Wei Ao helped the player get up and apologised. Ni Wei Ao hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Tobias Glöden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Alberto Kempes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Alberto Kempes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tobias Glöden came out and tried to block the shot, but Mario Alberto Kempes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 35th minute. FC Toho's Tobias Glöden proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save FC Toho from getting a goal against them. Laurita FC's Arnulfo Kinsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feng Lin Jie in the 45th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Alberto Kempes made a kick off. Feng Lin Jie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Arnulfo Kinsen made a huge save. Mario Alberto Kempes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Glöden read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Mario Alberto Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Glöden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurita FC's Arnulfo Kinsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Liang in the 61st minute of play. Tobias Glöden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Alberto Kempes, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Tobias Glöden came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Laurita FC's Mario Alberto Kempes. But to his dismay, Mario Alberto Kempes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Laurita FC's Hélder Fernandez was substituted for Filip Ikalewicz. Laurita FC made a substitution. Šair Lupin replaced Mario Alberto Kempes. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Šair Lupin in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobias Glöden saved FC Toho from getting behind. In the 70th minute, Šair Lupin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laurita FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Tobias Glöden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Šair Lupin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Šair Lupin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Glöden was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Xu Liang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Arnulfo Kinsen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 88th minute, Sam Son hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurita FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after FC Toho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Esa Garcha took the corner. Esa Garcha made a great header on Laurita FC's corner, it was just that FC Toho's Tobias Glöden managed to reach the ball for a save. Tobias Glöden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Šair Lupin in the 92nd minute of the match. Šair Lupin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Glöden read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Šair Lupin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laurita FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. FC Toho's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.