World League

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 7796 (Terracing: 5848, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) The audience thought a goal was coming when Marc Bouman got free with Marcelo Gagriel in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Per Øvsthus made in the 5th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ondrej Poliovka however managed to control. Stanislav Hudek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Eddy Luirink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Matúš Závodský came free, but Eddy Luirink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibai Koldobika in the 26th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marc Bouman struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Marcelo Gagriel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ibai Koldobika in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eddy Luirink saved ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 from getting behind. If Marc Bouman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Marcelo Gagriel threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marc Bouman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 33rd minute, Stanislav Hudek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eddy Luirink was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Bouman in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marc Bouman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Gagriel was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. 齐昆海 hit a great ball. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ondrej Poliovka in the 41st minute of play. When Marc Bouman came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marc Bouman couldn't finish the play. Bastiaan Mertens hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 苏皓强 to make the kick off. Ibai Koldobika who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Eddy Luirink when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marc Bouman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Gagriel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After 57 minutes ŠK Horelica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustaw Fudalej who took care of the corner kick. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 苏皓强 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelo Gagriel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by 楚超潮 in the 58th minute of play forced ŠK Horelica's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 楚超潮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Gagriel having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabino Monsanto in the 66th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Marek Markowski was substituted for 苏皓强. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Juan Edur was substituted for Marc Bouman. Juan Edur blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Gagriel having to make a save. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Edur in the 74th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ibai Koldobika kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eddy Luirink. That made the score 2-2 in the 75 minute of play. ŠK Horelica's Marcelo Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 齐昆海 in the 81st minute of play. Eddy Luirink made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Ibai Koldobika sent off a good shot on target. Eddy Luirink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matúš Závodský, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ondrej Poliovka took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eddy Luirink. Eddy Luirink dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. The ŠK Horelica supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ŠK Horelica would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.