World League

Stars Dome
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joop Mesmaeckers started the match with the kick off. Eser Şemsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Bergkamp in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Robin Modig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Christiaan Elsen. In the 10th minute, Adam Yeo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oskars Glada Gäng fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 15 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Cuelens came free, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eser Şemsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Yeo in the 18th minute of the match. Christiaan Elsen came free with the goalkeeper in the 21st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov could save by the left post. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiaan Elsen in the 22nd minute. 22 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goalkeeper Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiaan Elsen. In the 23rd minute of the match All Stars Gent got a corner. Oskars Glada Gäng's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christiaan Elsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 26th minute Yani Tegarkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eser Şemsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerom Van Landschoot hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Joop Mesmaeckers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made a huge save. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joop Mesmaeckers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eser Şemsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Bergkamp in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Sjöberg in the 39th minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Eser Şemsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Elpidio Nastasio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oskars Glada Gäng's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave All Stars Gent the free kick. Elpidio Nastasio hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when Oskars Glada Gäng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Cordera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joop Mesmaeckers in the 45th minute. Christiaan Elsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Marek Bergkamp made the kick off in the second half. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiaan Elsen in the 50th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Yani Tegarkov came free, but Eser Şemsi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Michael Cuelens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 69th minute, Popcorn Doll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eser Şemsi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yani Tegarkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yani Tegarkov in the 78th minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Eser Şemsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes All Stars Gent's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Sjöberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Oskars Glada Gäng's Axel Sjöberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Eser Şemsi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Cuelens in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joop Mesmaeckers in the 83rd minute of play forced Oskars Glada Gäng's goalkeeper Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Yani Tegarkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oskars Glada Gäng's Elpidio Nastasio got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Elpidio Nastasio off the ground. In the 87th minute, Elpidio Nastasio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oskars Glada Gäng's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joop Mesmaeckers in the 88th minute of play. If Joop Mesmaeckers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Oskars Glada Gäng players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.