League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 10854 (Terracing: 8142, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Lain took the kick off in the first half of the match. Owen Tomaszewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 12 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gersi Snabe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gersi Snabe made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Kim Lekberg sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Roberto Carlos got a free kick in the 21st minute. When Kim Lekberg came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Savage Hippo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kim Lekberg couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kim Lekberg in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gersi Snabe saved Harsh Gods from getting behind. The supporters of Savage Hippo booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frichoso Gallerreta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kim Lekberg got free with Gersi Snabe in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Lain took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bengt-Arne Askstedt. Bengt-Arne Askstedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. With a little luck, Harsh Gods's Gersi Snabe got control of the ball when Kim Lekberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute Savage Hippo were awarded a corner. Eddie Bjurström went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Kim Lekberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gersi Snabe was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 37 minutes in the game, Kim Lekberg dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Lekberg came free, but Gersi Snabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kim Lekberg was the one to do the kick off. Gersi Snabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 51st minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gersi Snabe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 57 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gersi Snabe was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Renatas Eidukonis hit a great ball. Gersi Snabe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kim Lekberg went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Tomas Lain in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bengt-Arne Askstedt, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eddie Bjurström made a great header on Savage Hippo's corner, it was just that Harsh Gods's Gersi Snabe managed to reach the ball for a save. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gersi Snabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Kim Lekberg 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. Harsh Gods made a substitution. Jokūbas Miškūnas replaced Frichoso Gallerreta. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Savage Hippo were awarded a corner. Eddie Bjurström went to the cornerflag to take it. Tomas Lain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Owen Tomaszewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kim Lekberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gersi Snabe having to make a save. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kim Lekberg in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gersi Snabe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Savage Hippo had won after a very even match.