World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walter Siggman kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Walter Siggman made a precise shot to the right of Matthy Sommers. Balkes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Fabrizio Ravanelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Matthy Sommers didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Samyang Ramen's Walter Siggman shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Dündar Tura charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dündar Tura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Samyang Ramen booed when Balkes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dündar Tura didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Göran Nordgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthy Sommers was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Erik Holmgren scored 0-4 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthy Sommers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Göran Nordgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthy Sommers having to interfere. After 21st play minutes Walter Siggman shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Matthy Sommers and just under the crossbar into goal. Walter Siggman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Matthy Sommers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Göran Nordgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Samyang Ramen fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Samyang Ramen's Walter Siggman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. During the 37th minute of the match Dündar Tura completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dündar Tura a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Samyang Ramen booed when Balkes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dündar Tura didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute Hans-Jürgen Nudelman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthy Sommers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthy Sommers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Siggman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Balkes FC's zone, Walter Siggman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthy Sommers came out of the goal and Walter Siggman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudio Pizarro made a kick off. Claudio Pizarro's late challenge caught a Samyang Ramen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudio Pizarro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Balkes FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Claudio Pizarro hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, Walter Siggman 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. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Göran Nordgren put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Matthy Sommers. Göran Nordgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Matthy Sommers made a huge save. After 59th play minutes Walter Siggman shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Matthy Sommers and just under the crossbar into goal. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Bo-Erik Apelkvist replaced Fabrizio Ravanelli. Bo-Erik Apelkvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Matthy Sommers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Alex Wållander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Balkes FC were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Samyang Ramen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wim Roose took the corner. Juango Carranza made a great header on Balkes FC's corner, it was just that Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 71st minute of the match, Göran Nordgren got a very nice opportunity to score, but Matthy Sommers was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 73 minutes into the match, Göran Nordgren notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers. Matthy Sommers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Matthy Sommers managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Samyang Ramen's Sam Yang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Sam Yang sped through Balkes FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matthy Sommers. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Calle Lindström during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Balkes FC got a freekick which was hit by Calle Lindström. Sam Yang took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthy Sommers. Matthy Sommers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as Samyang Ramen's Sam Yang slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthy Sommers. That made the score 0-12 after 91 minutes of play. 94 minutes into the game, Sam Yang lined in a short shot 0-13 behind a frustrated Matthy Sommers. Samyang Ramen's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.