World League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Rickard Lundgren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lun Majstorović in the 8th minute of play. Maurice Himschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Västerstrand in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Melet in the 11th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ožbalt Ajdič, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Roger Västerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurice Himschoot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Melet in the 16th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes, Rickard Lundgren made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. NK FOLKROLA's Maurice Himschoot tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Armin Trabucco fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kingpins's protests and gave Armin Trabucco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of NK FOLKROLA booed when Kingpins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armin Trabucco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Kingpins from getting a goal against them. In the 24thth minute of the game Rickard Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK FOLKROLA's Maurice Himschoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Kingpins getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Chris Lindstrøm hit a great ball. With a little luck, Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc got control of the ball when Teodor Čerina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brendan Leblanc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Čerina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, NK FOLKROLA's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Lundgren came free, but Maurice Himschoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Stiff Rambo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maurice Himschoot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 41stth minute of the game Rickard Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK FOLKROLA's Maurice Himschoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guo Ke Peng to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kingpins's zone, Teodor Čerina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brendan Leblanc came out of the goal and Teodor Čerina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodor Čerina to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ožbalt Ajdič made a precise shot to the right of Brendan Leblanc. Kingpins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Lun Majstorović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendan Leblanc having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Henning Strömqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With splendid footwork Rickard Lundgren arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-2 by the left pole in the game's 59th minute. Maurice Himschoot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Västerstrand in the 61st minute. Kingpins were furious when Nils-Emil Ahlstedt was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Kingpins:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of NK FOLKROLA:s goal. The referee gave NK FOLKROLA a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Teodor Čerina, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc. 2-2. In the 68th minute John Melet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brendan Leblanc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Teodor Čerina notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc. Brendan Leblanc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kingpins's Roger Sandström was substituted for Karl Trulsson. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Roldanillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Ožbalt Ajdič came free, but Brendan Leblanc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute NK FOLKROLA were awarded a corner. John Melet went to the cornerflag to take it. Brendan Leblanc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Čerina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guo Ke Peng hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 93 minutes Kingpins's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was John Melet who took care of the corner kick. John Melet made a great header on NK FOLKROLA's corner, it was just that Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc managed to reach the ball for a save. Rickard Lundgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.