World League

Rekle
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) FC GIDLE's Christer Belzner 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. 3 minutes into the match, Edwin Grabert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Sarnat. FC GIDLE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edwin Grabert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Edwin Grabert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Sarnat. FC GIDLE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edwin Grabert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Belzner in the 14th minute of play. Edwin Grabert might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Sarnat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Grabert ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Grabert in the 25th minute of play forced FC GIDLE's goalkeeper Artur Sarnat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Edwin Grabert notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC GIDLE's Artur Sarnat. Artur Sarnat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Artur Sarnat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Grabert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Edwin Grabert made a precise shot to the right of Artur Sarnat. FC GIDLE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Artur Sarnat came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Savage Hippo's Edwin Grabert. But to his dismay, Edwin Grabert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Baki Lebib in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Krzynowek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bengt-Arne Askstedt. Savage Hippo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zdzislaw Krzynowek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edwin Grabert made a kick off. After 50 played minutes FC GIDLE got a freekick which was hit by Zhuo Jing Shi. Artur Sarnat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Grabert in the 51st minute. Savage Hippo's Edwin Grabert came free and shot a quick shot against goal 53 minutes in the game, fortunately Artur Sarnat had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Savage Hippo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eddie Bjurström in the 56th minute. The corner led to Savage Hippo's Edwin Grabert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Edwin Grabert might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Sarnat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Grabert ran back to his position shaking his head. Artur Sarnat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Grabert in the 62nd minute of play. Artur Sarnat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Grabert in the 63rd minute. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamílton Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Baki Lebib, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC GIDLE made a substitution. Tomasz Skikiewicz replaced Christer Belzner. In the 80th minute, Edwin Grabert 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. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Baki Lebib in the 82nd minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Krzynowek in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edwin Grabert got free with Artur Sarnat in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute Ahmet Baki Lebib shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Skikiewicz in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Baki Lebib in the 94th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Savage Hippo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.