World League

The Battlefield
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Stockholm Generals's Milan Pavlovský started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Bill Mcneven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Björnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bill Mcneven in the 6th minute of play forced Stockholm Generals's goalkeeper Torsten Björnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crawford Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Sánchez in the 8th minute. Sexolution FC were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Stockholm Generals's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carl Devine took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bill Mcneven in the 12th minute of play forced Stockholm Generals's goalkeeper Torsten Björnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sexolution FC's Crawford Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Sexolution FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Stockholm Generals's Robin Valström got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Pavlovský in the 17th minute of play forced Sexolution FC's goalkeeper Crawford Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crawford Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milan Pavlovský, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Milan Pavlovský cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Crawford Lucas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Pavlovský in the 28th minute of play forced Sexolution FC's goalkeeper Crawford Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Stockholm Generals's goal looked a bit too open when Bill Mcneven came free, but Torsten Björnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Bill Mcneven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Björnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Murdock Andrusiow made a precise shot to the right of Torsten Björnsson. Stockholm Generals's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Alexis Sánchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Crawford Lucas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Mario Ariwibowo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Crawford Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milan Pavlovský, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute of the match Stockholm Generals got a corner. Sexolution FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mario Ariwibowo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Mario Ariwibowo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Crawford Lucas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Sánchez in the 53rd minute of play forced Sexolution FC's goalkeeper Crawford Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Björnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bill Mcneven, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Milan Pavlovský in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Crawford Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Stockholm Generals's Torsten Björnsson got control of the ball when Carl Devine tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Richard Pilgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Crawford Lucas. Sexolution FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Richard Pilgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Stockholm Generals. Milan Pavlovský stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Crawford Lucas. 4-1. In the 83rd minute of the game, Keefe Chamberlain landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Murdock Andrusiow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torsten Björnsson having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Sexolution FC's Duncan Gummow slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Torsten Björnsson. That made the score 4-2 after 91 minutes of play. Crawford Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stockholm Generals's goalkeeper Torsten Björnsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th match minute, Stockholm Generals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Forsell to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Stockholm Generals had won after a very even match.