World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Song Di Xu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when A.J. 黄振 came free, but Tony Vanbuyten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Vanbuyten made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when A.J. 黄振 sent off a good shot on target. Pryaporets's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emanuel Mălăele in the 7th minute. The corner ended in Emanuel Mălăele almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten did a great save. Enrique Jacinto hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Til Wolfram's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Tony Vanbuyten skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 14 minutes Portus Ganda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emanuel Mălăele who took care of the corner kick. Emanuel Mălăele made a great header on Pryaporets's corner, it was just that Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten managed to reach the ball for a save. Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Di Xu in the 16th minute of play. If A.J. 黄振 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Jacinto's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Güralp Ergüleç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Til Wolfram got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Song Di Xu in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Vanbuyten saved Portus Ganda from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Jacinto in the 31st minute of play forced Pryaporets's goalkeeper Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Güralp Ergüleç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Tony Vanbuyten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Güralp Ergüleç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Song Di Xu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tony Vanbuyten having to make a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Güralp Ergüleç stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tony Vanbuyten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. 黄振 in the 53rd minute of play. After 55 played minutes Portus Ganda got a freekick which was hit by Güralp Ergüleç. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güralp Ergüleç in the 62nd minute of play forced Pryaporets's goalkeeper Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pryaporets getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ye Jian Fan hit a great ball. Pryaporets's Stamen Kirchev was substituted for Yu Lin Lang. The supporters of Portus Ganda booed when Pryaporets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ye Jian Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Güralp Ergüleç sent off a good shot on target. If Emanuel Mălăele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Güralp Ergüleç was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Portus Ganda's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Pryaporets's Vladislav Trúpchev was substituted for Til Wolfram. The audience was convinced that Song Di Xu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony Vanbuyten was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Tony Vanbuyten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Song Di Xu in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute Emanuel Mălăele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vanbuyten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Jacinto in the 89th minute of the match. Tony Vanbuyten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Song Di Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Pryaporets's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.