World League

Neverland Ranch
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ludvig Skark kicked off to start the match. In the 10th minute Sven-Arne Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikael Sjöberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, FC Kurdish Warriors's Ingvar Asmundsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikael Sjöberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After having played for 22 minutes, Isac Christoffersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdish Warriors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isac Christoffersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Isac Christoffersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikael Sjöberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 31 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Ek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. No Gravity FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdish Warriors the free kick. After a rather tough play, No Gravity FC's Bengt-Arne Ek got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 35th minute, FC Kurdish Warriors's Sven-Arne Gustafsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. In the 43rd minute, No Gravity FC's Sverker Lilja seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sverker Lilja the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of No Gravity FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sverker Lilja had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of No Gravity FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Kurdish Warriors:s goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Hasselqvist in the 55th minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Mikael Sjöberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Sjöberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Mikael Sjöberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Andreasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute FC Kurdish Warriors were awarded a corner. Anthon Svanér went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 70th minute of the match FC Kurdish Warriors got a corner. No Gravity FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anthon Svanér ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Anthon Svanér almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg did a great save. In the 71st minute FC Kurdish Warriors were awarded a corner. Anthon Svanér went to the cornerflag to take it. Timmy Hasselqvist was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Mikael Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikael Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Hasselqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Hasselqvist in the 77th minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Mikael Sjöberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Sjöberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timmy Hasselqvist went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 82nd minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Mikael Sjöberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conny Andreasson took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mikael Sjöberg. Mikael Sjöberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. In the 91st minute, Niclas Hjälm made a precise shot to the right of Mikael Sjöberg. No Gravity FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1.