World League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Klas Sundin started the match with the kick off. Håkan Örtendahl 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. In the 4thth minute of the game Håkan Örtendahl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KINROAD's Yngve Lägdin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sparka & Spring BK's Klas Sundin got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, KINROAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Txerran to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 7 minutes, Min Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sparka & Spring BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Min Abajas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yngve Lägdin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Håkan Örtendahl's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Yngve Lägdin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Fogel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Roland Fogel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yngve Lägdin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Mundo got free with Tor Jonsson in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Örtendahl came free, but Yngve Lägdin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Klas Sundin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harald Josefsson's late challenge caught a KINROAD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harald Josefsson helped the player get up and apologised. Artur Pacholewski charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Pacholewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Artur Pacholewski kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Emilio Alfonso struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tor Jonsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KINROAD. In the 46th minute, Tadeo Lorenz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tor Jonsson. The goal made the score 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gregorio Mundo to strike the kick off in the second half. Yngve Lägdin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Örtendahl in the 55th minute of play. After 56 minutes KINROAD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Min Abajas who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sparka & Spring BK's corner Min Abajas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yngve Lägdin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 57th minute, Oddie Purbaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Håkan Örtendahl scored 1-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yngve Lägdin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Örtendahl in the 66th minute of play forced KINROAD's goalkeeper Yngve Lägdin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sparka & Spring BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Min Abajas in the 67th minute. After taking down the ball on Sparka & Spring BK's corner Min Abajas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yngve Lägdin quite easily take care of the ball. Klas Sundin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Yngve Lägdin made a huge save. Yngve Lägdin made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Roland Fogel sent off a good shot on target. Håkan Örtendahl spun around in front of the goal 86 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of KINROAD's goal. Klas Sundin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Yngve Lägdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KINROAD's Yngve Lägdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Örtendahl in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sparka & Spring BK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.