World League

Holtland Sportpark
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mathias Koole started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Poul Stanković ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baal Vanger was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Holtland FC's goalkeeper Baal Vanger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Holtland FC's Baal Vanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bjørn Ironside in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute Poul Stanković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baal Vanger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Poul Stanković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Audax Metropolitano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Emirşah Berkman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baal Vanger having to make a save. Bjørn Ironside sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Hoogstrate made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sjef Fellinger. 24 minutes into the match, Poul Stanković had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baal Vanger. Holtland FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Poul Stanković was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Koole in the 27th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Santo Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Mathias Koole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias Koole sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Poul Stanković notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Holtland FC's Baal Vanger. Baal Vanger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute, Poul Stanković got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bjørn Ironside made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Jonathan Hoogstrate in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Clube Audax Metropolitano's Emanuel Esteves. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Poul Stanković took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Baal Vanger to make any attempt to save it. The crowd rose to their feet as Poul Stanković kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Baal Vanger. That made the score 0-6 in the 54 minute of play. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Holtland FC's goalkeeper Baal Vanger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Clube Audax Metropolitano were awarded a corner. Claudinho Quadros went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Koole in the 67th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Santo Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baal Vanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bjørn Ironside, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Koole came free, but Santo Lano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonathan Hoogstrate who took care of the corner kick. 81 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Poul Stanković sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baal Vanger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Holtland FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Jonathan Hoogstrate hit a great ball. Baal Vanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Poul Stanković in the 84th minute of play. Bjørn Ironside sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Poul Stanković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baal Vanger having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Poul Stanković recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Baal Vanger. Poul Stanković showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. In the 94th minute, Poul Stanković got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Holtland FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Clube Audax Metropolitano's performance. The match ended with a win for Clube Audax Metropolitano.