World League

The Magic Dome
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anders Westerstrand got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Momlinho's zone, Anders Westerstrand stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hjalmar Lidström came out of the goal and Anders Westerstrand tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the match, FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Hjalmar Lidström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Ribeiro. In the 10th minute 朱松凌 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safet Hands saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Walmir Tasso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Obscurials's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Momlinho the free kick. The supporters of FC Momlinho booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hjalmar Lidström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Momlinho's Kurt Aspengren got a free kick in the 16th minute. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilhelm Hammarström in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hjalmar Lidström was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 28 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hjalmar Lidström, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Koller in the 34th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adriano Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 37 minutes into the match, FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Hjalmar Lidström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Ribeiro. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 朱松凌, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hjalmar Lidström. Hjalmar Lidström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Kurt Aspengren made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Obscurials's Virgílio Bezerra. After having played for 44 minutes, Adriano Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Obscurials's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adriano Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan Koller to make the kick off. During the 51st minute of the match Walmir Tasso completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Walmir Tasso a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Walmir Tasso got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 55 minutes FC Momlinho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Danton Keam who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to The Obscurials's Nelson Wright getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Nelson Wright's late challenge caught a FC Momlinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelson Wright helped the player get up and apologised. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Koller in the 58th minute of play. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Safet Hands got control of the ball when 朱松凌 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hjalmar Lidström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Kevin Lyle got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Safet Hands was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Kurt Aspengren. In the 67th match minute, FC Momlinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tor Lönn to maneuver through the defense. The Obscurials's Cliff Rowden was substituted for Danton Keam. In the 69th minute, Anders Westerstrand got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thor Törnblom during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thor Törnblom kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 76th minute of play forced FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Hjalmar Lidström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Obscurials were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after FC Momlinho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cliff Rowden took the corner. Cliff Rowden made a great header on The Obscurials's corner, it was just that FC Momlinho's Hjalmar Lidström managed to reach the ball for a save. The Obscurials's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vilhelm Hammarström in the 79th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Jan Koller dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Safet Hands, 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Obscurials fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Momlinho had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.