World League

Dallens Arena
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwo Sawicki took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pentti Ojala in the 2nd minute of play forced Dallen Fc's goalkeeper Nils Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwo Sawicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Algot Kruse in the 8th minute of play. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dallen Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christo Bothenhain was slow to take the kick. During this time Tiger's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Christo Bothenhain almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund did a great save. Nils Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pentti Ojala in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Iwo Sawicki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tiger fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nils Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Dallen Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Pentti Ojala came free, but Nils Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Beck in the 22nd minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwo Sawicki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Eklund having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Christo Bothenhain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tiger fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After having played for 30 minutes, Thilo Heß managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thilo Heß was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nils Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 38th minute of play. Gaizka Mendieta kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bo-Erik Nyström hit a great ball. Christo Bothenhain blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils Eklund having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Gaizka Mendieta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josef Witlatschil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaizka Mendieta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zlatan Beck in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Witlatschil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pentti Ojala succeeded in the game's 60th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pentti Ojala in the 63rd minute of play. Algot Kruse might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josef Witlatschil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Algot Kruse ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiger's Ingo Ustorf was substituted for Rudolf Speed. Nils Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 68th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Algot Kruse in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josef Witlatschil saved Tiger from getting behind. After having played for 74 minutes, Algot Kruse managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dallen Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Algot Kruse was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arman Örnberg during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Américo Baehr came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Tiger 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 Américo Baehr couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Marten Weise reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nils Eklund. The goal made the score 0-5. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Pentti Ojala took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Nils Eklund to make any attempt to save it. In the 94th minute, Tiger's Marten Weise ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nils Eklund. Nils Eklund yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. The Dallen Fc fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tiger were clearly better and deserved to take the win.