World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Kristian Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 7th minute of play. FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 13th minute of play. The Obscurials's attentive Edelmiro Mateo managed to snatch the ball when Oliviero Ontiveros made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. After some careless play in the FC Wingspan defense, Adriano Ribeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Modig. The FC Wingspan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Modig should have stopped the shot. In the 19th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Modig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristian Modig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 minutes FC Wingspan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cliff Rowden who took care of the corner kick. The Obscurials's Stig Sandström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kristian Modig in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 25 minutes of play, FC Wingspan's Allan Pettersson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zheng Chao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zheng Chao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Pettersson in the 30th minute. If Allan Pettersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Pettersson in the 33rd minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Ribeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristian Modig having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 34th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Wingspan's attentive Victorio Gabrio managed to snatch the ball when Fotis Kapiris made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Allan Pettersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Zheng Chao made a huge save. Allan Pettersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Zheng Chao made a huge save. Kristian Modig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 42nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Allan Pettersson in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zheng Chao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Allan Pettersson to make the kick off. With a little luck, FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig got control of the ball when Adriano Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kristian Modig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 59th minute of the match. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. Cliff Rowden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Kristian Modig tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Allan Pettersson came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the FC Wingspan 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 Allan Pettersson couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes in the game Emílio Palmeira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lawrance Grandison. In the 79th minute, Allan Pettersson made a precise shot to the right of Zheng Chao. The Obscurials's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Jocke Nilsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 96 minutes into the game, FC Wingspan's Cristian-Federico Overman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zheng Chao made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. FC Wingspan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Obscurials for a fine match.