World League

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) In the 3rd minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Abrahamsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simone Spano, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Jan Abrahamsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simone Spano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Tomás Lecanda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PP Plessydask's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Devils the free kick. In the 17th minute of the match Sotos Zervoulakos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jan Abrahamsson skillfully saved the ball. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by PP Plessydask's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Devils's players had a chance to rest. Red Devils's Gwidon Okropny was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan Abrahamsson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Rullhøj, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simone Spano in the 24th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simone Spano in the 29th minute of play. Jan Abrahamsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simone Spano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie Rullhøj in the 34th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simone Spano in the 37th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Marcel da Rocha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Abrahamsson. PP Plessydask's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcel da Rocha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. PP Plessydask made a substitution. Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer replaced Holger Hvidegaard. PP Plessydask's Palle Pottenstein was substituted for Stefan Vennersten. The PP Plessydask players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Red Devils were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcel da Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson got control of the ball when Marcel da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Red Devils's Jan Abrahamsson threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcel da Rocha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Haegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Hjalmar Haegg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62ndth minute of the game Hjalmar Haegg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jan Abrahamsson came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Devils's Simone Spano. But to his dismay, Simone Spano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Slawomir Trzaskoma came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jan Abrahamsson could save by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hjalmar Haegg in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Braulio Gartxot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simone Spano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Jan Abrahamsson made a huge save. Jan Abrahamsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel da Rocha's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babe Baadegaard in the 79th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Red Devils defense, Hjalmar Haegg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Braulio Gartxot. The Red Devils fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Braulio Gartxot should have stopped the shot. Simone Spano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Jan Abrahamsson made a huge save. Marcel da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Simone Spano notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson. Jan Abrahamsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Red Devils walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.