World League

Perry Hall Park
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Den Newland started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikard Källberg in the 12th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Connor Wright to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Oskar Stensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Den Newland in the 14th minute of play. CJ Street scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sven-Oskar Stensson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When The Loyal ones's Tobias Fransson in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barr Point's goalie prevented a goal. After 36 minutes Barr Point's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustav Valström who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of The Loyal ones booed when Barr Point was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brett Leeson didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to The Loyal ones getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Algot Granqvist hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Kevin Martinsson made the kick off in the second half. Kevin Martinsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Connor Wright made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Fransson in the 58th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Connor Wright to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Connor Wright made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algot Granqvist in the 62nd minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Tobias Fransson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Loyal ones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobias Fransson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Connor Wright showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Källberg in the 70th minute of the match. Connor Wright was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Rikard Källberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rikard Källberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 78th minute, Brett Leeson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barr Point fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Martinsson got free with Connor Wright in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Connor Wright made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Martinsson in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Fransson came free, but Connor Wright reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Algot Granqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Connor Wright saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Connor Wright took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barr Point's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.