World League

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ludvig Skark kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Jüri Djorkaeff 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. Tony Vanbuyten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludvig Skark in the 7th minute. Mikael Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jüri Djorkaeff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Jüri Djorkaeff 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. In the 11th minute of the match Portus Ganda 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. Jüri Djorkaeff ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eliseu Tande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikael Sjöberg having to interfere. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Christer Överman hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes, Portus Ganda's Jüri Djorkaeff shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mikael Sjöberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Portus Ganda reached it. No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Jacinto in the 15th minute of play. Mikael Sjöberg came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Portus Ganda's Enrique Jacinto. But to his dismay, Enrique Jacinto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Güralp Ergüleç in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikael Sjöberg saved No Gravity FC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Güralp Ergüleç put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mikael Sjöberg. After 29 minutes of play, Portus Ganda's Jüri Djorkaeff made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikael Sjöberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 34 minutes, Klas Lindblom mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the No Gravity FC and the Portus Ganda players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Klas Lindblom hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Eliseu Tande had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikael Sjöberg. No Gravity FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseu Tande was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 42 minutes into the match, Güralp Ergüleç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikael Sjöberg. No Gravity FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Güralp Ergüleç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 45th minute, Jüri Djorkaeff 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, 0-6. After the first half Portus Ganda were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Güralp Ergüleç was the one to do the kick off. Mikael Sjöberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Mikael Sjöberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Jacinto's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Güralp Ergüleç might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikael Sjöberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Güralp Ergüleç ran back to his position shaking his head. Enrique Jacinto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mikael Sjöberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Enrique Jacinto slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 67th minute. Mikael Sjöberg was a little too slow when Ye Yang Ao got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-9. In the 75th minute, Enrique Jacinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portus Ganda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. 82 minutes into the game, Mike Hoeybroeck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-12. Mikael Sjöberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Portus Ganda's Enrique Jacinto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mikael Sjöberg. Mikael Sjöberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-13. Mikael Sjöberg came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Portus Ganda's Güralp Ergüleç. But to his dismay, Güralp Ergüleç quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-14. In the 91st minute, Jüri Djorkaeff 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. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bengt-Arne Ek hit a great ball. No Gravity FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Enrique Jacinto scored to the left of an out of position Mikael Sjöberg, making the score, 0-15. Portus Ganda played a much better game than No Gravity FC and deserved their victory. The No Gravity FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.