World League

Torekov Stadion
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cahit Eker started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Julio-César Dely Valdés made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 6th minute, Yuan Jian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 9 minutes of play, Academia Club's Cahit Eker made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristian Albom was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Julio-César Dely Valdés shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Albom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristian Albom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuan Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Academia Club booed when Torekov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Bergendahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Julio-César Dely Valdés had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julio-César Dely Valdés was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio-César Dely Valdés, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Yuan Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristian Albom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cahit Eker in the 25th minute of the match. Hernan Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Ersman in the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Julio-César Dely Valdés came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cahit Eker in the 30th minute of play. Kristian Albom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cahit Eker went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Lizer in the 36th minute of play forced Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio-César Dely Valdés scored 0-7 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Albom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kristian Albom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julio-César Dely Valdés went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Kurt Bergendahl charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Bergendahl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Torekov got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Bergendahl. 47 minutes into the game, Academia Club's Yuan Jian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Albom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulf Ersman to make the kick off. Cahit Eker came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kristian Albom could save by the left post. Kristian Albom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio-César Dely Valdés in the 60th minute of the match. Yuan Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Kristian Albom made a huge save. Torekov's Kristian Albom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Torekov from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the game, Yuan Jian recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kristian Albom. Yuan Jian showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Club's zone, Birger Söderqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hernan Ellande came out of the goal and Birger Söderqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Birger Söderqvist fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torekov's protests and gave Birger Söderqvist a yellow card for diving instead. 72 minutes into the match, Academia Club's Julio-César Dely Valdés sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristian Albom narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Cahit Eker made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-12. Yuan Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Kristian Albom made a huge save. In the 78th minute of the match, Cahit Eker got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Albom was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kristian Albom made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cahit Eker sent off a good shot on target. Kristian Albom made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Cahit Eker sent off a good shot on target. Yuan Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Kristian Albom made a huge save. After some careless play in the Torekov defense, Cahit Eker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Albom. The Torekov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Albom should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute, Julio-César Dely Valdés hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristian Albom stood somewhat misplaced when Cahit Eker came free in front of goal and shot 0-15 to the left of him in the 96 minute. Academia Club played a much better game than Torekov and deserved their victory. The Torekov players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.