World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Åke Fors started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Åke Fors left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Degerfors IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Håkansson in the 6th minute of play forced Valhalla Time's goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6thth minute of the game Christian Håkansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valhalla Time's Waldir Gaúcho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valhalla Time's Waldir Gaúcho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Valhalla Time from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Christian Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Gaúcho was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Christian Håkansson put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Waldir Gaúcho. Best Tek kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Selman Durkaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Best Tek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Åke Fors blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Waldir Gaúcho having to make a save. Zé Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Åke Fors got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Valhalla Time's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Åke Fors scored to the left of an out of position Waldir Gaúcho, making the score, 3-0. 40 minutes into the match, Valhalla Time's goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Åke Fors. After 41 played minutes Valhalla Time got a freekick which was hit by Täpäl Asadov. Waldir Gaúcho was a little too slow when Åke Fors got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 4-0.

In the 62ndth minute of the game Åke Fors who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valhalla Time's Waldir Gaúcho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Åke Fors took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waldir Gaúcho. Waldir Gaúcho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Åke Fors fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Gaúcho having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Valhalla Time's goal looked a bit too open when Åke Fors came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Åke Fors might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waldir Gaúcho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Åke Fors ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Valhalla Time getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Francisco Shantala hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Francisco Shantala in the 77th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Degerfors IF's Zé Simões. Degerfors IF's 김 손 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Francisco Shantala in the 81 minute of the game. Valhalla Time's Waldir Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Fors in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Naike to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Valhalla Time's zone, Christian Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldir Gaúcho came out of the goal and Christian Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 97 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's Åke Fors sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waldir Gaúcho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There was no doubt that Degerfors IF were the better team. Degerfors IF's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.