World League

Polcirkel Arena
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Juoksengi's Martin Odén 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. Zebastian Bergfeldt hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Juoksengi's Roland Lindström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan de Vlieger in the 9th minute of play. When Emiliano Caiola came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Julias Rascals Apeldoorn 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 Emiliano Caiola couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Bengt Petersson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roland Lindström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Torsberg in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ralph Roeles saved Julias Rascals Apeldoorn from getting behind. Jan de Vlieger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Bergfeldt in the 30th minute of play forced Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralph Roeles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Juoksengi were awarded a corner. Matthias Ekegren went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan de Vlieger in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roland Lindström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Julias Rascals Apeldoorn getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Bengt Petersson hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Jakov Cvjetković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's goal looked a bit too open when Jan de Vlieger came free, but Roland Lindström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After 51 played minutes Juoksengi got a freekick which was hit by Esbjörn Söder. Roland Lindström made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Bengt Petersson sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Juoksengi's zone, Jan de Vlieger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Lindström came out of the goal and Jan de Vlieger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Roland Lindström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Zebastian Bergfeldt came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Julias Rascals Apeldoorn 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 Zebastian Bergfeldt couldn't finish the play. After 66 minutes of play, Juoksengi's Billy Torsberg made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralph Roeles was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julias Rascals Apeldoorn made a substitution. Kurt van der Laan replaced Zebastian Bergfeldt. Ralph Roeles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Ekegren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esbjörn Söder kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Kurt van der Laan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roland Lindström. Juoksengi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ralph Roeles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Odén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Lindström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jakov Cvjetković in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Kurt van der Laan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's supporters rose to their feet, but Kurt van der Laan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Lindström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan de Vlieger in the 82nd minute of play forced Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emiliano Caiola got free with Roland Lindström in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Jan de Vlieger got a free kick in the 91st minute. Roland Lindström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan de Vlieger in the 93rd minute. Yao Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Juoksengi had won after a very even match.