World League

Konohagakure
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) BK Forward's Marcus Kinell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Keefe Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Amado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Cordoba got free with Keefe Paulsen in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, BK Forward's Keefe Paulsen got control of the ball when Bartolo Cordoba tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Kinell in the 12th minute of play forced Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Manrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Kinell in the 13th minute of play forced Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Manrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Cordoba got free with Keefe Paulsen in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th match minute, Uzumaki FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Söderberg to maneuver through the defense. Uzumaki FC's Feliciano Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Martínez in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Bartolo Cordoba recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Keefe Paulsen. Bartolo Cordoba showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Costin Marioteanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feliciano Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Lövkvist in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match BK Forward got a corner. Uzumaki FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ulf Lövkvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. 27 minutes into the match, BK Forward's goalkeeper Keefe Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Cordoba. A collision led to BK Forward getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Marcus Kinell hit a great ball. Keefe Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Amado in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to BK Forward getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Philip Markusson hit a great ball. If Marcus Kinell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uzumaki FC's Feliciano Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Martínez in the 39th minute of play. Keefe Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Amado, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A throw-in in the 47th minute of the game was made by Tage Eilersgaard with Armindo Amado as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bartolo Cordoba made a kick off. The throw-in from Philip Markusson in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Uzumaki FC's Edwin Söderberg. In the 55th minute Bartolo Cordoba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keefe Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Martínez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliciano Manrique having to interfere. BK Forward's Keefe Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolo Cordoba in the 61st minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Armindo Amado notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of BK Forward's Keefe Paulsen. Keefe Paulsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute Bartolo Cordoba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keefe Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Keefe Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Cordoba in the 70th minute of play. Keefe Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Amado in the 74th minute of the match. Philip Markusson kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Daniel Martínez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Amado in the 83rd minute of play forced BK Forward's goalkeeper Keefe Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, BK Forward's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Amado came free, but Keefe Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Cordoba in the 90th minute of play forced BK Forward's goalkeeper Keefe Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Marcus Kinell made a precise shot to the right of Feliciano Manrique. Uzumaki FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. BK Forward's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.