World League

Valla Arena
Spectators: 7327 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antoine Lovera took the kick off in the first half of the match. Phillipe Soetemans kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Willy Van Linthout was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tor-Ivar Kalland. Albert Hedkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Willy Van Linthout made a huge save. Willy Van Linthout made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Niklas Isaksson sent off a good shot on target. Willy Van Linthout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Nykvist in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Niklas Isaksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Willy Van Linthout. Bruly's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niklas Isaksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Kristian Knudsen fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bruly's protests and gave Kristian Knudsen a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brend Schrevens in the 16th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Niklas Vallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niklas Isaksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Willy Van Linthout made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor-Ivar Kalland in the 20th minute of play forced Bruly's goalkeeper Willy Van Linthout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolek Skoroda charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tolek Skoroda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, Bruly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolek Skoroda to maneuver through the defense. Tolek Skoroda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Willy Van Linthout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor-Ivar Kalland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Tor-Ivar Kalland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willy Van Linthout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Antoine Lovera sped through Bruly's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Willy Van Linthout. In the 31st minute Mikael Juhlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willy Van Linthout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niklas Vallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolek Skoroda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Bruly were awarded a corner. Mario Rõõm went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 38th minute, Niklas Isaksson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Willy Van Linthout was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 41 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Lovera came free, but Willy Van Linthout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruly's Tolek Skoroda got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Valla Fc booed when Bruly was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Skoroda didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Kevin Nykvist from long distance, 45 minutes into the match, got Willy Van Linthout's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Willy Van Linthout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Lovera, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Willy Van Linthout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoine Lovera in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jullian Vranx made the kick off in the second half. Bruly's Willy Van Linthout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 51st minute of play. Valla Fc's Niklas Isaksson got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Kevin Nykvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Willy Van Linthout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoine Lovera in the 67th minute of the match. Willy Van Linthout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Isaksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willy Van Linthout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Isaksson in the 75th minute of the match. After 82 played minutes Bruly got a freekick which was hit by Kristian Knudsen. Tor-Ivar Kalland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Willy Van Linthout read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. With a little luck, Valla Fc's Niklas Vallander got control of the ball when Brend Schrevens tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Isaksson came free, but Willy Van Linthout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Knudsen kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 95 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Lovera. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Valla Fc had played much better football throughout.