World League

Arena Black Bird
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rickard Lundgren started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Roger Västerstrand made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Fábio Chițan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goal looked a bit too open when Guo Ke Peng came free, but Fábio Chițan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Fábio Chițan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Västerstrand in the 14th minute of play. Fábio Chițan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Elazar. In the 19th minute, Henning Strömqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fábio Chițan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guo Ke Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brendan Leblanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Gombal in the 23rd minute of play. Fábio Chițan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Lundgren's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Västerstrand in the 40th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Gombal got free with Brendan Leblanc in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raul Elazar was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Rickard Lundgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fábio Chițan was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Rickard Lundgren in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fábio Chițan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rickard Lundgren kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 54thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's keeper Fábio Chițan was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Gombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jim Roussel in the 59th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rickard Lundgren. Brendan Leblanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Gombal in the 72nd minute of play. Kingpins's Roger Sandström was substituted for Karl Trulsson. Kingpins made a substitution. Bo Kruuse replaced Roger Västerstrand. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Kingpins's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jim Roussel took the corner. 77 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Gombal came free, but Brendan Leblanc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kingpins! Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jim Roussel in the 85th minute. Fábio Chițan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bo Kruuse in the 88th minute. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.