World League

St James Park
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Isac Walmarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joakim Vennerlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the game, Dany-Adams Opdebeeck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Circus BAF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Newcastle United F.C. the free kick. 7 minutes into the match, Isac Walmarsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jordy Steckens. Circus BAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isac Walmarsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 13th minute Joakim Vennerlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordy Steckens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urban Jansson in the 15th minute of play. Jordy Steckens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Brodin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Jordy Steckens made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Rickard Brodin sent off a good shot on target. After 18 played minutes Circus BAF got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Vansteenbrugge. In the 19th minute, Newcastle United F.C.'s Joakim Vennerlund ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jordy Steckens. Jordy Steckens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After 22 minutes of play, Newcastle United F.C.'s Joar Åberg made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jordy Steckens was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens got control of the ball when Joakim Vennerlund tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 27 played minutes Circus BAF got a freekick which was hit by Dany-Adams Opdebeeck. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Van Gertsuyden in the 32nd minute of play forced Newcastle United F.C.'s goalkeeper Rasmus Sigman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jordy Steckens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Brites, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Brodin in the 35th minute of play. Jordy Steckens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rickard Brodin in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Fábio Brites dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jordy Steckens, 4-0. 45 minutes into the game, Georg Bank threw the ball into play from the sideline. Circus BAF's Francois Van Den Poel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Freddy Vansteenbrugge managed to get in a good position for a shot. Circus BAF's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddy Vansteenbrugge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rasmus Sigman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jordy Steckens came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Newcastle United F.C.'s Rickard Brodin. But to his dismay, Rickard Brodin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fábio Brites to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Walmarsson came free, but Jordy Steckens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Walmarsson in the 56th minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Isac Walmarsson in the 56th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Vennerlund in the 64th minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Circus BAF's zone, Isac Walmarsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jordy Steckens came out of the goal and Isac Walmarsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Urban Jansson scored 8-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jordy Steckens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute Joakim Vennerlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordy Steckens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Georg Bank threw the ball into play from the sideline. Circus BAF's Francois Van Den Poel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a little luck, Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman got control of the ball when Tommy Van Gertsuyden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jordy Steckens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urban Jansson in the 81st minute of the match. Tommy Van Gertsuyden blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rasmus Sigman having to make a save. Jordy Steckens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Brodin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Jordy Steckens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Vennerlund in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Circus BAF getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Tommy Van Gertsuyden hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Joakim Vennerlund notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens. Jordy Steckens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Brites in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute Isac Walmarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordy Steckens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Brites scored 10-0 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jordy Steckens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Newcastle United F.C.'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.