World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juan Lebron started the match with the kick off. When Tord Lundin fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Norrlands Athen's protests and gave Tord Lundin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tord Lundin to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 5 minutes, Fabio Botello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FFC Merainies 03's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabio Botello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Norrlands Athen were awarded a corner. Filcho Slivkov went to the cornerflag to take it. Juan Lebron in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Måns Sandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfred Fribäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksawery Gongola in the 25th minute of play. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Måns Sandberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Lebron in the 28th minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Craandijk in the 29th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Botello in the 31st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manfred Fribäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Törnblom in the 36th minute of play. Qian Jian Wei kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Botello in the 39th minute of play. If Bruno Marceau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Craandijk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manfred Fribäck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Ksawery Gongola hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ksawery Gongola to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Måns Sandberg in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Juan Lebron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Måns Sandberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu having to interfere. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ksawery Gongola, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Hermansson came free, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Lebron during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The throw-in from Esteban Sugoi in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Norrlands Athen's Jacinto da Silveira. 85 minutes into the game, Gilbert Hermansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Törnblom, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Craandijk in the 91st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Craandijk came free, but Manfred Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FFC Merainies 03's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Norrlands Athen had won, even though FFC Merainies 03 had held more of the ball.