World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Överås IK's Eero Viks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Överås IK from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute, Tanek Daszkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NFC Eagles 22 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Karlsen in the 8th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Överås IK's goalkeeper Eero Viks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tanek Daszkowski. Raymond Schouten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eero Viks having to interfere. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karsten Karlsen in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Tanek Daszkowski made a precise shot to the right of Eero Viks. Överås IK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tanek Daszkowski got free with Eero Viks in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tanek Daszkowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eero Viks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tanek Daszkowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Eero Viks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanek Daszkowski in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tanek Daszkowski got free with Eero Viks in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. NFC Eagles 22 were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Överås IK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ted Jansen took the corner. Joeri Donderwinkel was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Överås IK's goalkeeper Eero Viks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tanek Daszkowski to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Tanek Daszkowski made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Överås IK's Eero Viks tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 57 minutes into the game, NFC Eagles 22's Tanek Daszkowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eero Viks made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After a rather tough play, Överås IK's Karsten Karlsen got a free kick in the 59th minute. Eero Viks stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tanek Daszkowski's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrick Engström in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciccio Tacconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 66 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karsten Karlsen. In the 67th minute of the match, Patrick Engström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ciccio Tacconi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanek Daszkowski in the 70th minute of play forced Överås IK's goalkeeper Eero Viks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Överås IK's goal looked a bit too open when Tanek Daszkowski came free, but Eero Viks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Överås IK's goalkeeper Eero Viks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Överås IK made a substitution. Krister Nordin replaced Claes Axelsson. NFC Eagles 22's Jeroen Heerckes was substituted for Emil Houwing. Urban Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Överås IK defense, Arnold Ponk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eero Viks. The Överås IK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eero Viks should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Bergsten came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When NFC Eagles 22's Tanek Daszkowski in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Överås IK's goalie prevented a goal. Jan Hydén's late challenge caught a NFC Eagles 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan Hydén helped the player get up and apologised. NFC Eagles 22's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.