World League

Gædd Stadion
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severin Hussein started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Rakı Sevenler FC's Egemen Gencalp got control of the ball when Kjetil Hellevik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Egemen Gencalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severin Hussein in the 10th minute of the match. Clóvis Soeiro's late challenge caught a Gædd FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clóvis Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, Rakı Sevenler FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Severin Hussein charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severin Hussein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 14 played minutes Gædd FK got a freekick which was hit by Severin Hussein. Andreas Berglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çelikan Safi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Alf-Inge Hol made a precise shot to the right of Egemen Gencalp. Rakı Sevenler FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a little luck, Rakı Sevenler FC's Egemen Gencalp got control of the ball when Severin Hussein tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rakı Sevenler FC's Mustafa İzzet Rasih got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Çelikan Safi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andreas Berglund. Gædd FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Çelikan Safi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Çelikan Safi to make the kick off. Stavros Stamatakos's late challenge caught a Gædd FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stavros Stamatakos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gædd FK booed when Rakı Sevenler FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Stamatakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gædd FK's Severin Hussein in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rakı Sevenler FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 54 minutes of play, Gædd FK's Alf-Inge Hol made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egemen Gencalp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Egemen Gencalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severin Hussein in the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gædd FK's Jan-Frode Singstad got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rakı Sevenler FC's Mustafa İzzet Rasih got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 83 played minutes Rakı Sevenler FC got a freekick which was hit by Çelikan Safi. Geir-Inge Unhjem's late challenge caught a Rakı Sevenler FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geir-Inge Unhjem helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Gædd FK got a freekick which was hit by Geir-Inge Unhjem. After having played for 87 minutes, Bülent Korkmaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rakı Sevenler FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bülent Korkmaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tor-Ivar Mæhle during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gædd FK getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Tor-Ivar Mæhle hit a great ball. Çelikan Safi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Andreas Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Berglund was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Çelikan Safi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Çelikan Safi really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gædd FK had won after a very even match.