World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frederico Palmeira made the kick off which started today's match. Deng Kun Xu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salem Gunners BK's Prodromos Britzolidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Salem Gunners BK from getting a goal against them. Salem Gunners BK's Prodromos Britzolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Vincente in the 5th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Salem Gunners BK got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Jansson. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Palmeira in the 10th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Bo Sundén came free, but Yang Ming Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Alkvist in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Salem Gunners BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Panait Ponor got a free kick in the 35th minute. With a little luck, Salem Gunners BK's Prodromos Britzolidis got control of the ball when Iordache Donici tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iordache Donici came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Prodromos Britzolidis could save by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iordache Donici was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Salem Gunners BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Smitt didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Frederico Palmeira fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salem Gunners BK's protests and gave Frederico Palmeira a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Salem Gunners BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yang Ming Ran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Palmeira in the 55th minute. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Alkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Bo Sundén could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Yang Ming Ran made a huge save. Teodoro Gotzon was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L! In the 65th minute of the game, Salem Gunners BK got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Salem Gunners BK's Prodromos Britzolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Vincente in the 69th minute of play. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Sergiu Panaitescu sped through Salem Gunners BK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Prodromos Britzolidis. If Herminio Vincente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bo Sundén kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cazimir Bărbătescu to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran got control of the ball when Bo Sundén tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Salem Gunners BK defense, Cazimir Bărbătescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prodromos Britzolidis. The Salem Gunners BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prodromos Britzolidis should have stopped the shot. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cícero Teles in the 88th minute of the match. Salem Gunners BK's Stig-Åke Alkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.