World League

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The crowd rose to their feet as Alex Vallin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arvid Bremming. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Sacri FC's Arvid Bremming proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Sacri FC from getting a goal against them. 9 minutes into the game, Greger Arvidsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacri FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAFFIAN the free kick. A collision led to Sacri FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Greger Arvidsson hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ragnar Törnkvist got free with Arvid Bremming in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the game, Ragnar Törnkvist lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Arvid Bremming. Ragnar Törnkvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Arvid Bremming when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 16th minute MAFFIAN were awarded a corner. Börje Frisk went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on MAFFIAN's corner Alex Vallin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arvid Bremming quite easily take care of the ball. Ragnar Törnkvist struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Arvid Bremming didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAFFIAN. Alex Vallin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arvid Bremming having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Sacri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Wall to maneuver through the defense. Ragnar Törnkvist succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 25th playminute. Ragnar Törnkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Arvid Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Arvid Bremming managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when MAFFIAN's Ragnar Törnkvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ragnar Törnkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ragnar Törnkvist got free with Arvid Bremming in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sacri FC's Arvid Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Svensson in the 41st minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olof Vennersten to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ragnar Törnkvist in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvid Bremming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arvid Bremming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ragnar Törnkvist in the 56th minute of play. In the 58thth minute of the game Ragnar Törnkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sacri FC's Arvid Bremming was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Ragnar Törnkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arvid Bremming was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Jonas Rydberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Aron Dahlbom made a huge save. When Dennis Edström came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the MAFFIAN 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 Dennis Edström couldn't finish the play. MAFFIAN's Stig Enegren was substituted for Dennis Edström. MAFFIAN's Philip Hedin was substituted for Ragnar Törnkvist. In the 66th minute, Olov Berglund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sacri FC's Mattias Kullgren was substituted for Olof Vennersten. Sacri FC made a substitution. Bo-Erik Sundberg replaced Sven-Erik Fernström. After a rather tough play, Sacri FC's Olov Berglund got a free kick in the 68th minute. Arvid Bremming didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Philip Hedin went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Bo-Erik Sundberg hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when Sacri FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Kullgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Michel Kjellkvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Frisk in the 82nd minute of play forced Sacri FC's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Philip Hedin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If George Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes of play, MAFFIAN's Philip Hedin made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvid Bremming was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arvid Bremming took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Hedin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MAFFIAN walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.