World League

Mestre Telê Santana
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Stig-Arne Engström was extremely unlucky when he, in the 4th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Frisco Gómez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koppány Novák, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Arsenal MGK's Frisco Gómez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chad Pro in the 7th minute of play. If Stig-Arne Engström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Stig-Arne Engström recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fredrik Bäckström. Stig-Arne Engström showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 21st minute, 김 남 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stig-Arne Engström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Arne Engström in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Arsenal MGK's goal looked a bit too open when Krister Säf came free, but Frisco Gómez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stig-Arne Engström in the 33rd minute. Stig-Arne Engström hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Charlie Isaksson hit a great ball. When Stig-Arne Engström came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Arsenal MGK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stig-Arne Engström couldn't finish the play. Stig-Arne Engström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chad Pro in the 40th minute of play forced Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Frisco Gómez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frisco Gómez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koppány Novák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koppány Novák to make the kick off. Stig-Arne Engström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Arsenal MGK's Frisco Gómez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koppány Novák in the 54th minute of play. Arsenal MGK's 김 남 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jonas Gustafsson in the 58 minute of the game. After 67 played minutes Arsenal MGK got a freekick which was hit by 김 남. Koppány Novák in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frisco Gómez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Fredrik Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Arne Engström, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Koppány Novák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frisco Gómez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Koppány Novák during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 77 played minutes Hawelka Himalayan High got a freekick which was hit by Koppány Novák. Jonas Gustafsson made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Charlie Isaksson immediately put the ball in play. Stig-Arne Engström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Arne Engström came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Stig-Arne Engström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fredrik Bäckström. Hawelka Himalayan High's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stig-Arne Engström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Arne Engström in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Arsenal MGK had won after a very even match.