World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Sledgehammer KO's Antonio Michael 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. After a rather tough play, Sledgehammer KO's Rune Fanström got a free kick in the 4th minute. Benny Bur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 9 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Michael came free, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sledgehammer KO's Benny Bur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Sledgehammer KO from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Leonard Åhman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev. Vitko Hadzhiiliev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute Lionel Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benny Bur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Lionel Haaland fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 24th minute, Nemesio Sayvion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute of the match Askanios Kefalas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Benny Bur made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Conny Gudmundsson sent off a good shot on target. Benny Bur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Benny Bur managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when SPARROWS's Aan 周瑜 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 36 minutes into the game, Lionel Haaland recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benny Bur. Lionel Haaland showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sledgehammer KO's goalkeeper Benny Bur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Allbäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

SPARROWS's Chen Yi Ran was substituted for Aan 周瑜. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chen Yi Ran made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Conny Gudmundsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benny Bur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sledgehammer KO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rayko Tzolovski was slow to take the kick. During this time SPARROWS's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to SPARROWS's Lionel Haaland getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Lionel Haaland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benny Bur. Sledgehammer KO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lionel Haaland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. SPARROWS's André Saraiva was substituted for Mincho Strahinov. If Marcus Allbäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Antonio Michael sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Allbäck in the 67th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Haaland in the 68th minute of the match. The SPARROWS fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when SPARROWS's Chen Yi Ran 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 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Åhman in the 76th minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Åhman, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute Sledgehammer KO were awarded a corner. Askanios Kefalas went to the cornerflag to take it. Benny Bur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Haaland in the 81st minute of the match. After 84 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Hakan Emektar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Haaland in the 86th minute of play forced Sledgehammer KO's goalkeeper Benny Bur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Sledgehammer KO's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Haaland came free, but Benny Bur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Rayko Tzolovski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benny Bur. Sledgehammer KO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rayko Tzolovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sledgehammer KO players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SPARROWS.