World League

The Den
Spectators: 10841 (Terracing: 8132, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mats Nyström kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Valler in the 4th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils-Erik Jonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Georg Termander in the 5th minute. Anders Lundqvist came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Med Gang FC's Hubert Valler. But to his dismay, Hubert Valler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A throw-in in the 12th minute of the game was made by Igor Dzierwa with Georg Termander as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 14 minutes into the match, Med Gang FC's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Jonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loco Durazno. Hubert Valler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Loco Durazno might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nils-Erik Jonsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Loco Durazno ran back to his position shaking his head. 30 minutes into the match, Med Gang FC's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Jonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loco Durazno. 32 minutes into the match, Bebben Johansson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nils-Erik Jonsson, 1-1. With a little luck, Med Gang FC's Nils-Erik Jonsson got control of the ball when Loco Durazno tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Golden Lions FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Marcelo Steven hit a great ball. A collision led to Med Gang FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Huang Jian Peng hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Georg Termander with Loco Durazno as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of Med Gang FC booed when Golden Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Björkqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Med Gang FC's Cornel Todericiu was substituted for İskender Baki Öksüzoğlu. Nils-Erik Jonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bebben Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Valler in the 75th minute of the match. Med Gang FC's Exequiel Zeballos was substituted for Hubert Valler. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Marcelo Steven. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Lions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qi Liang was slow to take the kick. During this time Med Gang FC's players had a chance to rest. Burç Tokhan took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils-Erik Jonsson. Nils-Erik Jonsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 88 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Paraense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Anders Lundqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute Exequiel Zeballos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Erik Jonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burç Tokhan in the 94th minute of the match.