World League

Sävedalen
Spectators: 8588 (Terracing: 6442, Seating: 1975, VIP seats: 171) CRUZ DEL SUR's Pan Lin Zhen 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. In the 9th minute, Per Mårtensson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isaltino Durr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pan Lin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaltino Durr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Lin Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Sävedalen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tommy Butcher in the 19th minute. The corner led Sävedalen's Tommy Butcher to fire away a dangerous shot which Zachariasz Dudkowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Gdaniec in the 22nd minute of play forced CRUZ DEL SUR's goalkeeper Zachariasz Dudkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Grzegorz Gdaniec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sävedalen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Isaltino Durr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Lin Zhen in the 30th minute of the match. Bard Bom kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, CRUZ DEL SUR's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Gdaniec came free, but Zachariasz Dudkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Lin Zhen in the 38th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Isaltino Durr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaltino Durr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronnie Odell, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Grzegorz Gdaniec to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Bard Bom in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sävedalen's Tommy Butcher. Isaltino Durr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronnie Odell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as CRUZ DEL SUR's Pan Lin Zhen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Isaltino Durr. That made the score 1-1 after 67 minutes of play. CRUZ DEL SUR made a substitution. Pippin Aguilera replaced Abundio Manzano. Sävedalen made a substitution. Junior Junior replaced Eliseu Fernandez. Sävedalen's Davut İkram was substituted for Per Mårtensson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grigoriy Melnichenko in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachariasz Dudkowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as CRUZ DEL SUR's Pippin Aguilera slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Isaltino Durr. That made the score 1-2 after 78 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustacio Antonucci got free with Isaltino Durr in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the game, Junior Junior cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Zachariasz Dudkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 93 minutes of play, Sävedalen's Davut İkram made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachariasz Dudkowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sävedalen had won after a very even match.