World League

RONA Stadium
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erwin van den Brink took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joey Jordison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Cosme in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Erwin van den Brink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofyane Valognes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dolinka FK's Erwin van den Brink in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie prevented a goal. Utkan Özçins short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Sofyane Valognes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Utkan Özçin kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 11thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Rathmore Lime Tree's keeper Sofyane Valognes was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Utkan Özçin, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Utkan Özçin in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute Erwin van den Brink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofyane Valognes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jim Belloir hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin van den Brink in the 20th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hervé Annette fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Hervé Annette a yellow card for diving instead. Hervé Annette kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Bilal Hédin's late challenge caught a Dolinka FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bilal Hédin helped the player get up and apologised. Bilal Hédin kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. If Karim Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rathmore Lime Tree were furious when Éloi Le Calvez was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rathmore Lime Tree fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! 38 minutes into the match, Dolinka FK's Utkan Özçin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sofyane Valognes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes got control of the ball when Nasko Minovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Dolinka FK getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nasko Minovski hit a great ball. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Georges Labarthe replaced Paul-Henri Gayraud. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Cosme to make the kick off. If Erwin van den Brink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erwin van den Brink took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 57 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Liang Jian came free, but Sofyane Valognes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Erwin van den Brink notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin van den Brink in the 64th minute of play. After 70 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Bilal Hédin. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Bilal Hédin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Dolinka FK's Aaron Molander got a free kick in the 74th minute. Fernand Rouland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Joey Jordison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 80 minutes, Di Che made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Nagy in the 83rd minute of the match. Di Che took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 91 minutes into the match, Martin Nagy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofyane Valognes. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Nagy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After 93 minutes, Di Che made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the match, Martin Nagy notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that Dolinka FK were the better team. Dolinka FK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.