World League

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matthias Vall got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Margus Paukson got free with Torsten Björnsson in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Pavlovský in the 9th minute of play forced Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Carlitos Parodi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Björnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Vall in the 11th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Matthias Vall made a precise shot to the right of Torsten Björnsson. Stockholm Generals's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Torsten Björnsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matthias Vall went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Stockholm Generals's Mario Ariwibowo was substituted for Alexis Sánchez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Pavlovský in the 26th minute of play forced Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Carlitos Parodi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milan Pavlovský scored 2-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlitos Parodi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlitos Parodi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Pavlovský in the 30th minute of play. Torsten Björnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Vall, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. With his leg Torsten Björnsson managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Acratas Unidos's Matthias Vall fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Torsten Björnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Margus Paukson in the 36th minute. After 41 played minutes Stockholm Generals got a freekick which was hit by Sören Lindqvist. Torsten Björnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthias Vall in the 41st minute. 47 minutes into the match, Matthias Vall dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Torsten Björnsson, 4-1. 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 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Milan Pavlovský to strike the kick off in the second half. When Acratas Unidos's Matthias Vall in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stockholm Generals's goalie prevented a goal. Stockholm Generals's Torsten Björnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Vall in the 54th minute of play. When Enrique Theobald came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Acratas Unidos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Enrique Theobald couldn't finish the play. Acratas Unidos made a substitution. Erasmo Gregory replaced Enrique Theobald. In the 67th minute Margus Paukson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Björnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Kurt Holmberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Milan Pavlovský's late challenge caught a Acratas Unidos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milan Pavlovský helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthias Vall in the 82nd minute of play forced Stockholm Generals's goalkeeper Torsten Björnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andres Firmin came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Acratas Unidos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andres Firmin couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Acratas Unidos booed when Stockholm Generals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egon Deckbergh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torsten Björnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Vall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Stockholm Generals defense, Margus Paukson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torsten Björnsson. The Stockholm Generals fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torsten Björnsson should have stopped the shot.