World League

De Horsterberg
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Vesterberg in the 4th minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ernest Enescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes of play, De Horsterboeren SV's Oskar Vesterberg made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Enescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ernest Enescu 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 8th minute. Shi Yao Zhens short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Ernest Enescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Yao Zhen in the 13th minute of play. Shi Yao Zhen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ernest Enescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oskar Vesterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Oskar Vesterberg came free, but Ernest Enescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 19 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. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ionuț Cozma got a free kick in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu got control of the ball when Shi Yao Zhen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Victor Boia hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the game, Oskar Vesterberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ernest Enescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aristide Maghiar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oskar Vesterberg in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernest Enescu saved ⚽RAE⚽ from getting behind. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Grigore Mascovescu made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Shi Yao Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Enescu was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Ernest Enescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Wijk's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 61 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Oskar Vesterberg came free, but Ernest Enescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Yao Zhen in the 64th minute of play. Shi Yao Zhen might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernest Enescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Yao Zhen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionuț Cozma to maneuver through the defense. Oskar Vesterberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ernest Enescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Enescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oskar Vesterberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernest Enescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Yao Zhen in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Nicodim Ibrișin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Shi Yao Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Enescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Horaţiu Bălan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Enescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Iacob Nedelcea hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Maxim Șerbulea. Horaţiu Bălan got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ionuț Cozma. Oskar Vesterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 minutes ⚽RAE⚽'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joris Zoetmulder who took care of the corner kick. Joris Zoetmulder made a great header on De Horsterboeren SV's corner, it was just that ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 97th minute, Oskar Vesterberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. De Horsterboeren SV walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.