World League

Rockaway Park
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guido Python kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Ulrik Söderlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Peng Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Protegéerna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Janne Krut was slow to take the kick. During this time Six Pac FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Alejandro Lizer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Protegéerna's Bolo Skjold did a great save. In the 9th minute of the game Arman Lingren made a throw-in which Ossi Eloranta played forward. 14 minutes into the match, Six Pac FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christer Nyberg came free, but Wang Peng Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Christer Nyberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wang Peng Zhi was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Protegéerna's goal looked a bit too open when Amund Villarreal came free, but Bolo Skjold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wang Peng Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Nyberg in the 28th minute of the match. If Christer Nyberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amund Villarreal got free with Bolo Skjold in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bolo Skjold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amund Villarreal in the 41st minute. Bolo Skjold stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amund Villarreal's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Six Pac FC were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Protegéerna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Janne Krut took the corner. After taking down the ball on Six Pac FC's corner Janne Krut fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bolo Skjold quite easily take care of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amund Villarreal to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Amund Villarreal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Protegéerna's Bolo Skjold was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amund Villarreal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bolo Skjold read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Six Pac FC's Wang Peng Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Nyberg in the 65th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Petter Skarkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wang Peng Zhi. Six Pac FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petter Skarkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Six Pac FC made a substitution. Lasse Grym replaced Albin Wahlnäs. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Protegéerna's goalkeeper Bolo Skjold, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Six Pac FC were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Protegéerna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Janne Krut took the corner. In the 81st minute Amund Villarreal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bolo Skjold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bolo Skjold came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Six Pac FC's Amund Villarreal. But to his dismay, Amund Villarreal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Gerardo Uxio made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Amund Villarreal. Bolo Skjold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amund Villarreal in the 89th minute of the match. Wang Peng Zhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petter Skarkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.