World League

Guldsmedshyttan
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Adriano Ribeiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 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. A collision led to Guldsmedshyttan IK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Georg Forssell hit a great ball. Guldsmedshyttan IK's Magne Ahlberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 9th minute of play. Zheng Chao made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Zebastian Lindman sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Nelson Wright hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Lindman in the 17th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the game Kassa Ko made a throw-in which Zebastian Lindman played forward. Guldsmedshyttan IK's attentive Evert Pettersson managed to snatch the ball when Adriano Ribeiro made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. The Obscurials's Cliff Rowden managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kassa Ko in the 44 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Fotis Kapiris got a free kick in the 45th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Zebastian Lindman could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Zheng Chao however easily saved by the left post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zebastian Lindman made a kick off. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zebastian Lindman in the 51st minute of the match. Fotis Kapiris charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fotis Kapiris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Kapiris to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magne Ahlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cliff Rowden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guldsmedshyttan IK's Måns Hägglund was substituted for Zebastian Lindman. Magne Ahlberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute The Obscurials were awarded a corner. Cliff Rowden went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Cliff Rowden almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guldsmedshyttan IK's Magne Ahlberg did a great save. After 71 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Lawrance Grandison. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Hägglund in the 74th minute of the match. Guldsmedshyttan IK's Måns Hägglund got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Måns Hägglund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Zheng Chao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magne Ahlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrance Grandison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Sandberg made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Obscurials's Fabian Spânu. Magne Ahlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrance Grandison in the 93rd minute of play. Aron Apelqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.