World League

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cumhur Tanacan made the kick off which started today's match. Fitz Hubbard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Wang Cheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Bale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Leiva kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Brendon Bale came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Clapham Comets F.C. 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 Brendon Bale couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute Paijo Prima 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paijo Prima in the 15th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gärsnäs BF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cumhur Tanacan was slow to take the kick. During this time Clapham Comets F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Cumhur Tanacan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng did a great save. 17 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Lee Kerr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederick Griscti. Wang Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paijo Prima, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cumhur Tanacan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Cumhur Tanacan 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. Cumhur Tanacan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wang Cheng having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paijo Prima in the 25th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wang Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brendon Bale in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dane Friebe during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dane Friebe kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Tony Stark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wang Cheng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cumhur Tanacan went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paijo Prima in the 31st minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paijo Prima in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wang Cheng saved Gärsnäs BF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paijo Prima in the 32nd minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Dane Friebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lee Kerr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lee Kerr made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Hägglund in the 37th minute. 40 minutes in the game, Cumhur Tanacan dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 42 minutes of play, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Paijo Prima made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wang Cheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Clapham Comets F.C. booed when Gärsnäs BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Stark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cumhur Tanacan in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Clapham Comets F.C. were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 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 Cumhur Tanacan. Wang Cheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paijo Prima's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cumhur Tanacan in the 57th minute of play. In the last second Wang Cheng throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cumhur Tanacan in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paijo Prima in the 59th minute of play. After 61 played minutes Gärsnäs BF got a freekick which was hit by Dane Friebe. In the 61st minute, Liam Sheridan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Gärsnäs BF getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ingmar Östlund hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederick Griscti in the 68th minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Lee Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brendon Bale received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wang Cheng came out and tried to block the shot, but Brendon Bale slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's Dane Friebe got a free kick in the 75th minute. Paijo Prima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wang Cheng came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Clapham Comets F.C.'s Fitz Hubbard. But to his dismay, Fitz Hubbard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Wang Cheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brendon Bale in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Paijo Prima 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Leiva in the 89th minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Lee Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng got control of the ball when Cumhur Tanacan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paijo Prima in the 93rd minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cumhur Tanacan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Wang Cheng made a huge save. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Bale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Clapham Comets F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gärsnäs BF throughout the match.