World League

Bygghandel
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ralf Sundin kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Fusk&Bygg AB's Arne Broman got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Sundin in the 6th minute of the match. Bianco Natale kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Arnoud de Pelsmakere acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Guido Golang. Patrik Blanck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Arnoud de Pelsmakere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Blanck in the 32nd minute of play. Ralf Sundin came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arnoud de Pelsmakere could save by the left post. With a little luck, Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere got control of the ball when Ralf Sundin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ralf Sundin in the 39th minute. In the 40th match minute, Cougars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wladimir Herrera to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Lekberg's late challenge caught a Cougars FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Lekberg helped the player get up and apologised. When Mehat Kovaçi came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Cougars FC 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 Mehat Kovaçi couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Mehat Kovaçi made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehat Kovaçi in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Su Premetis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute, Ralf Sundin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fusk&Bygg AB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Sundin in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cougars FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guido Golang was slow to take the kick. During this time Fusk&Bygg AB's players had a chance to rest. 60 minutes into the match, Ralf Sundin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoud de Pelsmakere. Cougars FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ralf Sundin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Fusk&Bygg AB's zone, Angel Morales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Su Premetis came out of the goal and Angel Morales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cougars FC made a substitution. Gerardo Nesto replaced Angel Morales. Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Sundin in the 70th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehat Kovaçi got free with Su Premetis in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fusk&Bygg AB made a substitution. Niklas Myhr replaced Jan Sigfridsson. In the 82nd minute Ralf Sundin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fusk&Bygg AB's goalkeeper Su Premetis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fusk&Bygg AB made a substitution. Fritz Kleen replaced Ralf Sundin. The corner led Cougars FC's Inocencio Paublo to fire away a dangerous shot which Su Premetis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Blanck, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Fusk&Bygg AB fully deserved thier win.