World League

Estadio de Tavira
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hette van Dijk started the match with the kick off. The throw-in from Frits van Loo in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by TAVIRA FC's Xurxo Capon. 8 minutes into the match, Shao Xi Ran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kenneth van der Leegte. SV Wissenkerke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shao Xi Ran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Xurxo Capon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kenneth van der Leegte. SV Wissenkerke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xurxo Capon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 15 minutes into the game, Cristiano Sousa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kenneth van der Leegte. Cristiano Sousa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Shao Xi Ran hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save SV Wissenkerke from getting a goal against them. SV Wissenkerke's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Cristiano Sousa scored to the left of an out of position Kenneth van der Leegte, making the score, 4-0. Kenneth van der Leegte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Xi Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, SV Wissenkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Shao Xi Ran came free, but Kenneth van der Leegte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When TAVIRA FC's Shao Xi Ran in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SV Wissenkerke's goalie prevented a goal. After 35 played minutes SV Wissenkerke got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Reitsma. In the 37th minute of the match TAVIRA FC got a corner. SV Wissenkerke's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shao Xi Ran ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led TAVIRA FC's Shao Xi Ran to fire away a dangerous shot which Kenneth van der Leegte despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Shao Xi Ran dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kenneth van der Leegte, 6-0. With a little luck, SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte got control of the ball when Xurxo Capon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, SV Wissenkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralph Cramer to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Cristiano Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAVIRA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

Philip Zevenhuizen made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Stef Mol. 54 minutes into the match, Cristiano Sousa notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shao Xi Ran in the 62nd minute of play forced SV Wissenkerke's goalkeeper Kenneth van der Leegte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SV Wissenkerke's zone, Cristiano Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kenneth van der Leegte came out of the goal and Cristiano Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Shao Xi Ran took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. 67 minutes into the match, Emiliano Palben notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kenneth van der Leegte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Palben, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Kenneth van der Leegte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Xi Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ralph Cramer fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SV Wissenkerke's protests and gave Ralph Cramer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th minute, Ralph Cramer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Che Campion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Reitsma in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shao Xi Ran in the 83rd minute of play forced SV Wissenkerke's goalkeeper Kenneth van der Leegte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenneth van der Leegte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Shao Xi Ran notched a goal, 13-0, to the right of SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. TAVIRA FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.