World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Shi Zhen Liang started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Shi Zhen Liang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Högström in the 4th minute of play forced Auktsjaur IF's goalkeeper Julian Borcz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Borcz was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Åke Ekelund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Åke Ekelund really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 14th minute, Bengt Lööf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patryk Frodyma scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qian Xing Wei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julian Borcz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Högström in the 22nd minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Auktsjaur IF's Patryk Frodyma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qian Xing Wei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julian Borcz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Helge Brun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Auktsjaur IF's Patryk Frodyma got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Patryk Frodyma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patryk Frodyma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qian Xing Wei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Auktsjaur IF's Patryk Frodyma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qian Xing Wei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viggo Lundkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei got control of the ball when Patryk Frodyma tried to sneak it across the goal line. Auktsjaur IF were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Eleven Nation Army's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luis Neto took the corner. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Åke Ekelund sped through Auktsjaur IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julian Borcz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Senthil Suşu in the 63rd minute of play forced Auktsjaur IF's goalkeeper Julian Borcz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Jonatan Skräddare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Borcz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 played minutes Auktsjaur IF got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Loureiro. In the 69th minute, Alexander Vedholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bengt Lööf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Xing Wei having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Frodyma came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Patryk Frodyma reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Qian Xing Wei. The goal made the score 3-3. If Bengt Lööf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Auktsjaur IF's Patryk Frodyma ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Qian Xing Wei. Qian Xing Wei yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-4. Auktsjaur IF's Kevin Nilsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alexander Vedholm, made in the 91st minute of the game. Kevin Nilsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Xing Wei having to interfere. The Auktsjaur IF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Auktsjaur IF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.