World League

Blådåre Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Halit Hürsoy got the match started through his kick off. Halit Hürsoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veronica Samuelsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halit Hürsoy ran back to his position shaking his head. BADD BOYS's Veronica Samuelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halit Hürsoy in the 8th minute of play. After some careless play in the BADD BOYS defense, Jorge Velloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Veronica Samuelsson. The BADD BOYS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Veronica Samuelsson should have stopped the shot. Halit Hürsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halit Hürsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Veronica Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halit Hürsoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Larsson hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Veronica Samuelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horia Lupu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 29th minute Halit Hürsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veronica Samuelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halit Hürsoy took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Veronica Samuelsson. Veronica Samuelsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Veronica Samuelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halit Hürsoy in the 34th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Airborne FC's corner Horia Lupu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Veronica Samuelsson quite easily take care of the ball. In the 39th minute of the match Airborne FC got a corner. BADD BOYS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Horia Lupu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Halit Hürsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's Jorge Velloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Veronica Samuelsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcus Bergfelt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Airborne FC's Paulo Pogba was substituted for Jorge Velloso. After the first half Airborne FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Kopytin to make the kick off. Marcus Bergfelt's late challenge caught a Airborne FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcus Bergfelt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Halit Hürsoy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Airborne FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After 57 played minutes BADD BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Igor Kopytin. If Halit Hürsoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 63rd minute Halit Hürsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veronica Samuelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halit Hürsoy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Veronica Samuelsson having to make a save. BADD BOYS's Veronica Samuelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halit Hürsoy in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute Halit Hürsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veronica Samuelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by BADD BOYS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Horia Lupu was slow to take the kick. During this time Airborne FC's players had a chance to rest. Halit Hürsoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veronica Samuelsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halit Hürsoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Veronica Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halit Hürsoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Halit Hürsoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Halit Hürsoy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Veronica Samuelsson having to make a save. Pedro Paulo Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Bergfelt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Horia Lupu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Airborne FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Horia Lupu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veronica Samuelsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Airborne FC's Paulo Pogba managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Henrik Larsson in the 96 minute of the game. In the 97th minute, BADD BOYS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Halit Hürsoy fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.