World League

Nantwich
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5727, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 林悦傲 started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Savon Palloseura's Unto Allen got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 林悦傲 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Lasse Saarelainen made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Lasse Saarelainen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 林悦傲. When Nantwich's Reynaldo Estebe in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Savon Palloseura's goalie prevented a goal. Örjan Berggren kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Enrique Hanot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kallio in the 16th minute of play. Savon Palloseura's Lasse Saarelainen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Savon Palloseura from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frazer Fordham in the 21st minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Lasse Saarelainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Ciriaco Ferrando who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nantwich's Enrique Hanot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Estebe in the 24th minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Lasse Saarelainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Savon Palloseura's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Örjan Berggren was slow to take the kick. During this time Nantwich's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Nantwich's corner Örjan Berggren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lasse Saarelainen quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Estebe in the 27th minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Lasse Saarelainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Savon Palloseura's Lasse Saarelainen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Savon Palloseura from getting a goal against them. Enrique Hanot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kallio in the 33rd minute of play. Lasse Saarelainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Estebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Lasse Saarelainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frazer Fordham in the 38th minute of the match. Reynaldo Estebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Lasse Saarelainen made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Ciriaco Ferrando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Savon Palloseura's Lasse Saarelainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 林悦傲 in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Savon Palloseura booed when Nantwich was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frazer Fordham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frazer Fordham hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 林悦傲 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lasse Saarelainen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Estebe in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Estebe in the 71st minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Lasse Saarelainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Estebe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Lasse Saarelainen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Estebe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lasse Saarelainen was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Nantwich were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Savon Palloseura's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Örjan Berggren took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Örjan Berggren got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lasse Saarelainen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Enrique Hanot successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 89 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's goal looked a bit too open when 林悦傲 came free, but Lasse Saarelainen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Savon Palloseura's zone, 林悦傲 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lasse Saarelainen came out of the goal and 林悦傲 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd match minute, Nantwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Ziemba to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Ciriaco Ferrando made a precise shot to the right of Enrique Hanot. Nantwich's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.