World League

De Horsterberg
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by German Orlanda in the 8th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deng Feng Tian kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Oskar Vesterberg took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonas Hermansson to make any attempt to save it. Stephan Wielens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 18th minute of play. Jonas Hermansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Yao Zhen in the 19th minute. 24 minutes into the match, De Horsterboeren SV's goal looked a bit too open when Amedeo Melis came free, but Stephan Wielens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huang Shu in the 28th minute of play forced De Horsterboeren SV's goalkeeper Stephan Wielens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When BlueLionesse's Huang Shu in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Horsterboeren SV's goalie prevented a goal. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oskar Vesterberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Amedeo Melis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Stephan Wielens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the match, De Horsterboeren SV's goal looked a bit too open when Emy Marioara came free, but Stephan Wielens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shi Yao Zhen made a kick off. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Vesterberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Stephan Wielens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 53rd minute of play. Jonas Hermansson came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen. But to his dismay, Shi Yao Zhen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Irinel Gheondea hit a great ball. Joris Zoetmulder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonas Hermansson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Edward Wijk hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Stephan Wielens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augustin Ştefănuţ's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Shi Yao Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Horsterboeren SV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shi Yao Zhen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oskar Vesterberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Huang Shu got free with Stephan Wielens in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stephan Wielens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emy Marioara in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to De Horsterboeren SV getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Koen Graaff hit a great ball. Stephan Wielens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 77th minute. 82 minutes into the match, German Orlanda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonas Hermansson. BlueLionesse's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that German Orlanda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Emy Marioara kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 88 minutes of play, De Horsterboeren SV's German Orlanda made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonas Hermansson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Koen Graaff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amedeo Melis might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stephan Wielens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amedeo Melis ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonas Hermansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Orlanda in the 94th minute of the match. De Horsterboeren SV's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.