World League

MACONHA
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hasan Hüseyin Akşit got the match started through his kick off. Hjortsberga FK's Skënder Salihaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Hjortsberga FK from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tony Groth during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hjortsberga FK's Tony Groth got a free kick in the 10th minute. With a little luck, Hjortsberga FK's Skënder Salihaj got control of the ball when Loukianos Livas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Hjortsberga FK's goalkeeper Skënder Salihaj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregório Jesus. Gregório Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Skënder Salihaj having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Ponte do Carro's Skënder Salihaj threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Simão Boaventura, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 24thth minute of the game Hasan Hüseyin Akşit who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute Hjortsberga FK were awarded a corner. Alf Henriksson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Alf Henriksson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez did a great save. In the 32ndth minute of the game Hasan Hüseyin Akşit who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Hjortsberga FK's goalkeeper Skënder Salihaj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Carvalhal. Hjortsberga FK's Skënder Salihaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Hjortsberga FK from getting a goal against them. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Hüseyin Akşit in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Hjortsberga FK getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Malcolm Eckegren hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Hjortsberga FK's goalkeeper Skënder Salihaj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcino Jesus. Hjortsberga FK's Olof Malmgren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gonçalo Quaresma in the 46 minute of the game. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Hüseyin Akşit in the 47th minute of play. 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 Loukianos Livas made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Gonçalo Quaresma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Hjortsberga FK's Hasan Hüseyin Akşit got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Tony Groth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armindo Maltez having to make a save. Hjortsberga FK's Hasan Hüseyin Akşit got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute Loukianos Livas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Skënder Salihaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ponte do Carro's Alcino Jesus suffered a concussion in the 61st minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herbert Ahlén during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Skënder Salihaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukianos Livas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Loukianos Livas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Skënder Salihaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Alcino Jesus ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Skënder Salihaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Palmiro Leite replaced Alcino Jesus. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Ricardo Peixoto replaced Gregório Jesus. A collision led to Hjortsberga FK getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Olof Malmgren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Leite in the 84th minute of play forced Hjortsberga FK's goalkeeper Skënder Salihaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Groth. Armindo Maltez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tony Groth showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 86 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hasan Hüseyin Akşit got free with Armindo Maltez in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hjortsberga FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alf Henriksson in the 90th minute. Hjortsberga FK's Alf Henriksson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Armindo Maltez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Skënder Salihaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Boaventura in the 92nd minute of the match. Hjortsberga FK's Skënder Salihaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmiro Leite in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ponte do Carro fully deserved thier win.