A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806,
Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Eleven Nation Army's Leonard Larsfält started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Leonard Larsfält's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oto Hierro was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelio Komar in the 7th minute of play. Eleven Nation Army's Timmy Barck was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 9th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Thor Lundgren kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Romelio Komar came free, but Ted Igelström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Carlitos p'Bitek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Igelström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Romelio Komar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Derek Neyens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ted Igelström. Eleven Nation Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Derek Neyens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Fohat Neyen's Somayina Cartagena got a free kick in the 28th minute. Ted Igelström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelio Komar in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Fohat Neyen getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Somayina Cartagena hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Timmy Barck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleven Nation Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Timmy Barck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oto Hierro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oto Hierro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Larsfält, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. With an all-out effort, Eleven Nation Army's Oto Hierro threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonard Larsfält, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelio Komar in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Carlitos p'Bitek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Igelström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fohat Neyen's Amancio Burualla pulled a muscle in his leg after 43 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 44th minute, Timmy Barck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelio Komar in the 46th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Romelio Komar made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Eleven Nation Army's Ted Igelström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romelio Komar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Carlitos p'Bitek came free, but Ted Igelström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romelio Komar in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ted Igelström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Stuparu Fredager fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fohat Neyen's protests and gave Stuparu Fredager a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Fohat Neyen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stuparu Fredager didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oto Hierro came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Leonard Larsfält. But to his dismay, Leonard Larsfält quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Romelio Komar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Ted Igelström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Sotero Arizabalo kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The Fohat Neyen fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Fohat Neyen's Romelio Komar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Carlitos p'Bitek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Igelström having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Thor Lundgren got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 85th minute, Somayina Cartagena fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ted Igelström, passed just outside the right post. Ted Igelström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Derek Neyens went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Romelio Komar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Ted Igelström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ted Igelström made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Derek Neyens sent off a good shot on target. 98 minutes into the match, Derek Neyens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ted Igelström. Eleven Nation Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Derek Neyens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fohat Neyen eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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