World League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luciano Victoro made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Kaplan's Ren Zhi Ke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fredrik Bäckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luciano Victoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Fredrik Bäckström made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Kaplan's Jesus Isauro got a free kick in the 13th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Victoro came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koppány Novák in the 18th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koppány Novák in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koppány Novák in the 22nd minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Victoro in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Kaplan getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Damião Granja hit a great ball. Jesus Isauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Luciano Victoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 37th minute. Fredrik Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damião Granja in the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Jesus Isauro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rutger Näfver to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Zawada didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Burni in the 46th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Hawelka Himalayan High from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes into the match, Luciano Victoro 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 Luciano Victoro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Koppány Novák stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fredrik Bäckström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano Victoro's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damião Granja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Luciano Victoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fredrik Bäckström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koppány Novák in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Krister Säf got a free kick in the 66th minute. Emilian Martinez was a little too slow when Chad Pro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 3-1. 81 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Victoro came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chad Pro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Kaplan's Otávio Penha was substituted for Jesus Isauro. In the 88th minute Otávio Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hawelka Himalayan High's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damião Granja was slow to take the kick. During this time Kaplan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Kaplan's corner Pascual Burni fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fredrik Bäckström quite easily take care of the ball. The Kaplan fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Kaplan's Pascual Burni looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 93 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chad Pro. Fredrik Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Victoro in the 95th minute of the match. Emilian Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krister Säf in the 96th minute. Hawelka Himalayan High's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.