World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonathan Siong took the kick off in the first half of the match. Muhammad Chan made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Karl-Michael Tinglöv sent off a good shot on target. Stars's Muhammad Chan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Tinglöv in the 6th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, SPARROWS's Lionel Haaland made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Muhammad Chan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikael Månsson scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Siong in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitko Hadzhiiliev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lionel Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Muhammad Chan made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wen Ke Yan in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitko Hadzhiiliev saved SPARROWS from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Willig in the 28th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Siong came free, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Siong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitko Hadzhiiliev having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Stars's Jonathan Siong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitko Hadzhiiliev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stars were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after SPARROWS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Claudinei Damião took the corner. The corner led Stars's Claudinei Damião to fire away a dangerous shot which Vitko Hadzhiiliev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 38 played minutes Stars got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Siong. Muhammad Chan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Michael Tinglöv in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Siong came free, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Seng in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Jonathan Siong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Michael Tinglöv stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Tinglöv in the 53rd minute of play forced Stars's goalkeeper Muhammad Chan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muhammad Chan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Haaland in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rayko Tzolovski to maneuver through the defense. Radomir Kosowski kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Seng in the 64th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Stars got a corner. SPARROWS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Claudinei Damião ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lionel Haaland recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stars's Rudy Chandran was substituted for Adam Seng. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel Haaland in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muhammad Chan saved Stars from getting behind. After having played for 73 minutes, Jonathan Siong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Siong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Haaland in the 76th minute of play forced Stars's goalkeeper Muhammad Chan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aan 周瑜 in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muhammad Chan saved Stars from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Siong got free with Vitko Hadzhiiliev in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stars's Jonathan Siong got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Stars's Rudy Chandran dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Stars eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.