World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aron Apelqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Guldsmedshyttan IK's zone, Adriano Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magne Ahlberg came out of the goal and Adriano Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the game, Torbjörn Henriksson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guldsmedshyttan IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Obscurials the free kick. Torbjörn Henriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Guldsmedshyttan IK's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Magne Ahlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Guldsmedshyttan IK's Zebastian Lindman in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Obscurials's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the The Obscurials defense, Zebastian Lindman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zheng Chao. The The Obscurials fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zheng Chao should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Guldsmedshyttan IK getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Aleksander Käller hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes Guldsmedshyttan IK got a freekick which was hit by Aron Apelqvist. Magne Ahlberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 35th minute. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Anders Westerstrand put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Magne Ahlberg. After 41 played minutes Guldsmedshyttan IK got a freekick which was hit by Zebastian Lindman. In the 46th minute, Guldsmedshyttan IK's Aleksander Käller seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aleksander Käller the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Guldsmedshyttan IK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aleksander Käller had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 47th match minute, Guldsmedshyttan IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Käller to maneuver through the defense. Guldsmedshyttan IK's Rudolf Finnman was substituted for Ian Boberg. After a rather tough play, Guldsmedshyttan IK's Aleksander Käller got a free kick in the 48th minute. When Fabian Spânu came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the The Obscurials fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabian Spânu couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anders Westerstrand was the one to do the kick off. Magne Ahlberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adriano Ribeiro went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Magne Ahlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 59th minute of play. A throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game was made by Stig-Åke Axelsson with Zebastian Lindman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 63 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zebastian Lindman. Magne Ahlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anders Westerstrand in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. Magne Ahlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Westerstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Ginter hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The Obscurials made a substitution. Lawrance Grandison replaced Adriano Ribeiro. Fabian Spânu might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Magne Ahlberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabian Spânu ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Guldsmedshyttan IK defense, Lawrance Grandison kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magne Ahlberg. The Guldsmedshyttan IK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magne Ahlberg should have stopped the shot. Lawrance Grandison took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Magne Ahlberg. Magne Ahlberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. If Lawrance Grandison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Magne Ahlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrance Grandison in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Obscurials had won after a very even match.