World League

SuRpRiSe ArenA
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santa Jøker kicked off to start the match. When Blue avalanche's Stanislav Búlgarov in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SuRpRiSe's goalie prevented a goal. The SuRpRiSe fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omurtag Púrvulov in the 11th minute of play. Hubert Kostka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 12th minute of play. Mateo Kovačić hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Slavey Dochevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santa Jøker, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Mohamad Salah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hubert Kostka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blue avalanche's goalkeeper Slavey Dochevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute SuRpRiSe were awarded a corner. Santa Jøker went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 32nd minute, Santa Jøker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Slavey Dochevski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 35 minutes, Santa Jøker made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 41 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Búlgarov came free, but Hubert Kostka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes Blue avalanche's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santa Jøker who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on SuRpRiSe's corner Mate Us fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Slavey Dochevski quite easily take care of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stanislav Búlgarov made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Santa Jøker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Santa Jøker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slavey Dochevski. Blue avalanche's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santa Jøker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Chodzinski in the 60th minute of play forced Blue avalanche's goalkeeper Slavey Dochevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santa Jøker in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Slavey Dochevski saved Blue avalanche from getting behind. Slavey Dochevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santa Jøker, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Omurtag Púrvulov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Hubert Kostka made a huge save. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save SuRpRiSe from getting a goal against them. Slavey Dochevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Jøker in the 69th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goalkeeper Hubert Kostka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omurtag Púrvulov. Hubert Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamad Salah in the 77th minute of the match. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by SuRpRiSe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronaldinho Gaúcho was slow to take the kick. During this time Blue avalanche's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of SuRpRiSe's goalie and right to Mohamad Salah. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. SuRpRiSe's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After some careless play in the SuRpRiSe defense, Stanislav Búlgarov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hubert Kostka. The SuRpRiSe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hubert Kostka should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Staf Swings's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slavey Dochevski was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. After 96 minutes Blue avalanche's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmund Domaradzki who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to SuRpRiSe's Ulryk Chodzinski getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SuRpRiSe fans cheered their team off the field, for while Blue avalanche had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.