World League

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedro Olguín kicked off to start the match. Torreoncito's Qi Guo Yue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dane Friebe in the 5th minute of play. Pedro Olguín blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wang Cheng having to make a save. Wang Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Olguín, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Wang Cheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Olguín in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gärsnäs BF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pedro Olguín was slow to take the kick. During this time Torreoncito's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Torreoncito's Pedro Olguín to fire away a dangerous shot which Wang Cheng despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pedro Olguín might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wang Cheng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Olguín ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Olguín came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qi Guo Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Hägglund in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Pedro Olguín shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Torreoncito's goal looked a bit too open when George Hägglund came free, but Qi Guo Yue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pedro Olguín's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wang Cheng was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Wang Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Olguín, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Gärsnäs BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Troizen Mamalis to maneuver through the defense. Torreoncito's Pedro Olguín got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Pedro Olguín's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wang Cheng was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Pedro Olguín blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wang Cheng having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Olguín in the 39th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borys Okopny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Torreoncito's Elodio Faine was substituted for Robert Dănescu. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frederick Griscti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Bünzli. Lucas Bünzli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Wang Cheng made a huge save. 56 minutes into the game, George Hägglund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gärsnäs BF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torreoncito the free kick. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's George Hägglund got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Chen Cheng in the 60th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Borys Okopny in the 61st minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Lucas Bünzli recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wang Cheng. Lucas Bünzli showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. With a little luck, Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng got control of the ball when Lucas Bünzli tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 minutes, Dane Friebe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gärsnäs BF and the Torreoncito players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Gärsnäs BF got a freekick which was hit by Dane Friebe. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Chen Cheng got free with Wang Cheng in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Elodio Faine took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Wang Cheng to make any attempt to save it. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Gärsnäs BF from getting a goal against them. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Chen Cheng in the 74th minute of play. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elodio Faine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Torreoncito's Yu Chen Cheng dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's George Hägglund got a free kick in the 88th minute. Elodio Faine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wang Cheng having to interfere. Wang Cheng was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Borys Okopny capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Borys Okopny really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. When Elodio Faine came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Torreoncito 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 Elodio Faine couldn't finish the play. The Gärsnäs BF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Torreoncito's performance. The match ended with a win for Torreoncito.