World League

Klepowisko
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cihat Cevval kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Stal Sanok's Cui Liang Xiong dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Cihat Cevval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torstein Stenseth having to interfere. Cui Liang Xiong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 18 played minutes Stal Sanok got a freekick which was hit by Lin Ang. Corinthians FC's Francis Curtis got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ari Hakanpää scored 2-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Torstein Stenseth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 24 minutes, Dragoş Antoniu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stal Sanok's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dragoş Antoniu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lin Ang's late challenge caught a Corinthians FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lin Ang helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Lin Ang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torstein Stenseth came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Stal Sanok's Ari Hakanpää. But to his dismay, Ari Hakanpää quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Hakanpää in the 41st minute of play. Ari Hakanpää received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Torstein Stenseth came out and tried to block the shot, but Ari Hakanpää slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francis Curtis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cui Liang Xiong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Cui Liang Xiong made a precise shot to the right of Torstein Stenseth. Corinthians FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 60 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dragoş Antoniu came free, but Torstein Stenseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Stal Sanok's goalkeeper Sune Rudberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francis Curtis. A collision led to Corinthians FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stu Dunning hit a great ball. Ari Hakanpää kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Antoniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cihat Cevval in the 69th minute of play. Torstein Stenseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ari Hakanpää, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Francis Curtis came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sune Rudberg could save by the left post. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Antoniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cui Liang Xiong in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Torstein Stenseth prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cui Liang Xiong in the 84th minute of play forced Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute Ari Hakanpää shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torstein Stenseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cui Liang Xiong in the 94th minute of play. Stal Sanok walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.