World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Cosme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Vaik, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Edmund Vaik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sofyane Valognes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Edmund Vaik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Halcon Sport 69 were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Rathmore Lime Tree's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jon Autran took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie and right to Franco Lormendez. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Halcon Sport 69's Edmund Vaik got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Christophe Reibel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmund Vaik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sofyane Valognes having to make a save. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Vaik, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Éloi Le Calvez made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Grégory Castello however managed to control. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Vaik, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Vaik in the 33rd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Vaik in the 35th minute of play. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Vaik in the 38th minute of play. Halcon Sport 69's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jon Autran in the 39th minute. The corner ended in Jon Autran almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes did a great save. After 41 minutes, Christophe Reibel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathmore Lime Tree and the Halcon Sport 69 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Christophe Reibel got a free kick in the 41st minute. If Edmund Vaik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Vaik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmund Vaik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karim Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachary Zacharzewski having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Halcon Sport 69's Edmund Vaik dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Zachary Zacharzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmund Vaik in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sofyane Valognes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sofyane Valognes was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Edmund Vaik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmund Vaik really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. After 73 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Karim Cosme. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Christophe Reibel got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, 齐朋远 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes got control of the ball when Edmund Vaik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edmund Vaik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sofyane Valognes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rathmore Lime Tree's zone, Edmund Vaik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sofyane Valognes came out of the goal and Edmund Vaik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.