World League

zoetwater
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Sharkin got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to De Horsterboeren SV getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Hans Terpstra hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Oskar Vesterberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Horsterboeren SV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gong Ying Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Yao Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 20th minute of play forced De Horsterboeren SV's goalkeeper Stephan Wielens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stephan Wielens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Sharkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Sharkin in the 28th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Bernardo Sharkin put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Stephan Wielens. In the 35th minute Gusztáv Bács shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan Wielens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Stephan Wielens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gong Ying Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Yao Zhen in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shi Yao Zhen to strike the kick off in the second half. Bernardo Sharkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A nice corner shot did that German Orlanda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gong Ying Zheng quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 57th minute, İbrahim Efe Akarsu 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 VC zoetwater's Bernardo Sharkin in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd 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. When VC zoetwater's Robert Wells in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th 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. 70 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's Robert Wells sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stephan Wielens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Anthony Terpstra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, German Orlanda recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gong Ying Zheng. German Orlanda showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. Gong Ying Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Orlanda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute De Horsterboeren SV were awarded a corner. Joris Zoetmulder went to the cornerflag to take it. Joris Zoetmulder made a great header on De Horsterboeren SV's corner, it was just that VC zoetwater's Gong Ying Zheng managed to reach the ball for a save. Gong Ying Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Orlanda in the 81st minute of play. VC zoetwater's Bernardo Sharkin got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th match minute, De Horsterboeren SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Wästerberg to maneuver through the defense. Hans Terpstra's late challenge caught a VC zoetwater's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hans Terpstra helped the player get up and apologised. Hans Terpstra kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the De Horsterboeren SV players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for VC zoetwater.