World League

Ju-Ju Aréna
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Loco Martin kicked off to start the match. FC Jamala's Shi Bang Xiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Michael in the 2nd minute of play. Benny Bur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Eriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Eriksson in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, FC Jamala's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Åhman came free, but Shi Bang Xiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Sledgehammer KO from getting a goal against them. Shi Bang Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Michael in the 12th minute of play. Leonard Åhman made a great header on Sledgehammer KO's corner, it was just that FC Jamala's Shi Bang Xiang managed to reach the ball for a save. Shi Bang Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Allbäck in the 17th minute of play. After 24 minutes FC Jamala's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Askanios Kefalas who took care of the corner kick. Sledgehammer KO's Askanios Kefalas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shi Bang Xiang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 26th minute Antonio Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Bang Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, FC Jamala's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Michael came free, but Shi Bang Xiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shi Bang Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Allbäck in the 36th minute of the match. Shi Bang Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Michael in the 38th minute of the match. Shi Bang Xiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Allbäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Allbäck in the 45th minute of play forced FC Jamala's goalkeeper Shi Bang Xiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Michael to make the kick off. Benny Bur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henning Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Jamala's Shi Bang Xiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Åhman in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renátó Csernyi in the 54th minute of play forced Sledgehammer KO's goalkeeper Benny Bur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Marcus Allbäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Bang Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Antonio Michael reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Shi Bang Xiang. The goal made the score 0-2. When Karl-Axel Stolpe fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sledgehammer KO's protests and gave Karl-Axel Stolpe a yellow card for diving instead. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sledgehammer KO! Sledgehammer KO:s Benny Bur showed great skill when he stopped Loco Martin:s penalty. Sledgehammer KO's attentive Fredrik Moberg managed to snatch the ball when Eddie Arenberg made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. Shi Bang Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Allbäck in the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Antonio Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Bang Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Michael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Shi Bang Xiang made a huge save. Benny Bur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renátó Csernyi in the 82nd minute of play. Sledgehammer KO made a substitution. Daniel Gunnarsson replaced Askanios Kefalas. In the 84th minute FC Jamala were awarded a corner. Amador Ishmael went to the cornerflag to take it. When Loco Martin fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Jamala's protests and gave Loco Martin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Loco Martin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Fredrik Moberg. During the 95th minute of the match Karl-Axel Stolpe completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Karl-Axel Stolpe a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Karl-Axel Stolpe kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Miguel Aimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sledgehammer KO walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.