World League

TEATRO DE LOS SUEÑOS
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Tom Hermansson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute, Vicente Etxatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristian Turøy, 8 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Thomas Revheim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niclas Füllkrug in the 10th minute of play. POPODARA F.C's Thomas Revheim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Füllkrug in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Bendik Bekken notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AZURDUY F.C.'s Teodosio Iigo. Teodosio Iigo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thomas Revheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Tom Hermansson 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. With a little luck, AZURDUY F.C.'s Teodosio Iigo got control of the ball when Bendik Bekken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomas Revheim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Thomas Revheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Hermansson in the 42nd minute of the match. Teodosio Iigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ådne Svensen in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gard Bredesen made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, POPODARA F.C's Thomas Revheim got control of the ball when Tom Hermansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 56 minutes, İbrahima Diallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POPODARA F.C and the AZURDUY F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, İbrahima Diallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AZURDUY F.C.'s Arnaldo Ostots was substituted for Sun Feng Chen. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when POPODARA F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. İbrahima Diallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ådne Svensen might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodosio Iigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ådne Svensen ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 70 in the game by Tom Hermansson from a close distance when the talented Thomas Revheim managed to make a qualified save. POPODARA F.C's players were relieved. AZURDUY F.C.'s Teodosio Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ådne Svensen in the 72nd minute of play. Teodosio Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ådne Svensen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ådne Svensen in the 78th minute of play forced AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Teodosio Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tom Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. POPODARA F.C made a substitution. Tor-Ivar Kalland replaced Gard Bredesen. POPODARA F.C's Jack Berland was substituted for Bendik Bekken. In the 88th match minute, POPODARA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İbrahima Diallo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in POPODARA F.C's zone, Niclas Füllkrug stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Revheim came out of the goal and Niclas Füllkrug tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 minutes, Lasse Ngo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POPODARA F.C and the AZURDUY F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Lasse Ngo got a free kick in the 93rd minute. AZURDUY F.C.'s Niclas Füllkrug got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.