World League

Botvik
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jerzy Werra got the match started through his kick off. Botvik FC's Heikki Räsänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Lundin in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, 鲁崇铮 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Botvik FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. FC Pepsi's Paul Holmstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 鲁崇铮 in the 13th minute of play. Lv Yuan Kuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goalkeeper Paul Holmstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerzy Werra. After 19 played minutes FC Pepsi got a freekick which was hit by Lv Yuan Kuan. Gerardo Jobo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Paul Holmstedt made a huge save. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 鲁崇铮 in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Botvik FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Yuan Kuan came free, but Heikki Räsänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerzy Werra got free with Paul Holmstedt in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kurt Lundin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 鲁崇铮 in the 41st minute of play forced FC Pepsi's goalkeeper Paul Holmstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heikki Räsänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joshua Sammut Castelletti in the 42nd minute of the match. Paul Holmstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jerzy Werra in the 44th minute. Paul Holmstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 鲁崇铮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylvesteri Virtanen in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lv Yuan Kuan was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Botvik FC's Gerardo Jobo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Holmstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Heikki Räsänen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Lundin in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Sylvesteri Virtanen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paul Holmstedt. FC Pepsi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sylvesteri Virtanen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Botvik FC's Heikki Räsänen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Botvik FC from getting a goal against them. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylvesteri Virtanen in the 67th minute of play. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Usko Äijälä, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Joshua Sammut Castelletti could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Heikki Räsänen however easily saved by the left post. Heikki Räsänen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Lundin in the 72nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Lv Yuan Kuan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Heikki Räsänen. That made the score 3-1 in the 74 minute of play. FC Pepsi's Kanu Kanu was substituted for Lv Yuan Kuan. Sylvesteri Virtanen kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Heikki Räsänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kanu Kanu in the 80th minute of play. Joshua Sammut Castelletti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Heikki Räsänen made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Usko Äijälä left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Botvik FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Botvik FC's Heikki Räsänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Lundin in the 91st minute of play. Sylvesteri Virtanen hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Botvik FC's goalkeeper Heikki Räsänen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.