World League

SAUE KINGS ARENA
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) FC SAUE KINGS's Raimundo Birjaio 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. Bastiaan Teurfs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Laurids Baylund made a huge save. Bastiaan Teurfs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurids Baylund having to interfere. In the 10thth minute of the game Raimundo Birjaio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DESTROY's Laurids Baylund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Laurids Baylund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastiaan Teurfs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ailar Luuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brennan Johnson in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Santos Borre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ailar Luuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Birjaio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurids Baylund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, DESTROY's He Yang Zhan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Toni Herrero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ailar Luuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邱朋桑 in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Birjaio in the 27th minute of play forced DESTROY's goalkeeper Laurids Baylund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurids Baylund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Birjaio in the 27th minute of play. When Sergo Veski came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the FC SAUE KINGS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sergo Veski couldn't finish the play. If Bastiaan Teurfs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Raimundo Birjaio 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. In the 47th match minute, DESTROY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by He Yang Zhan to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armando Maradona was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Robert Söderlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ailar Luuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bastiaan Teurfs came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FC SAUE KINGS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bastiaan Teurfs couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, DESTROY's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Birjaio came free, but Laurids Baylund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurids Baylund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Birjaio in the 59th minute of the match. Laurids Baylund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Birjaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Per-Erik Vesterberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC SAUE KINGS's Ailar Luuse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The DESTROY fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when DESTROY's Per-Erik Vesterberg 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. DESTROY's Laurids Baylund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Herrero in the 72nd minute of play. After some careless play in the DESTROY defense, Toni Herrero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laurids Baylund. The DESTROY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laurids Baylund should have stopped the shot. FC SAUE KINGS made a substitution. Viljar Varblane replaced August Talu. FC SAUE KINGS's Aadam Ustav was substituted for Elo Gullitz. Laurids Baylund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Birjaio in the 79th minute of play. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Raimundo Birjaio sped through DESTROY's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Laurids Baylund. FC SAUE KINGS's Ailar Luuse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC SAUE KINGS from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bastiaan Teurfs in the 85th minute of play forced DESTROY's goalkeeper Laurids Baylund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egemen Özbek during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC SAUE KINGS booed when DESTROY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egemen Özbek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurids Baylund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Herrero in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Bastiaan Teurfs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laurids Baylund. DESTROY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bastiaan Teurfs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1.