World League

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Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Julien Staffelbach made the kick off and thus started the match. After 6 minutes of play, Stone City's Pavel Balc made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmy Olsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Arvid Carlsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dragomir Marchovski was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Jimmy Olsson came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Stone City's Pavel Balc. But to his dismay, Pavel Balc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 18th minute, Tavo Tomat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Stone City's Pavel Balc in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Linköpings AIK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th minute of the match Stone City got a corner. Linköpings AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dalmacio Rufio ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 21stth minute of the game Alberto Derwin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Arvid Carlsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dragomir Marchovski was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Balc came free, but Jimmy Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Julien Staffelbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragomir Marchovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chu Wen Le sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stone City's Dragomir Marchovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvid Carlsson in the 33rd minute of play. Dragomir Marchovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 39th minute of the match. Jimmy Olsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Balc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragomir Marchovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvid Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Linköpings AIK were awarded a corner. Nils Svensson went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Albin Nilsson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Stone City made a substitution. Amanda Ingesson replaced Derek Yu.

The wind increased when Pavel Balc made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Stone City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Tomasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's Nils Svensson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 54th minute, Julien Staffelbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57thth minute of the game Pavel Balc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dragomir Marchovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute of the game Stefan Blomqvist made a throw-in which Julien Staffelbach played forward. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Matthäus in the 69th minute of the match. Julien Staffelbach came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dragomir Marchovski could save by the left post. Mai Yi Xu hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Julien Staffelbach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Dragomir Marchovski made a huge save. 83 minutes into the game, Stone City's Leon Matthäus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimmy Olsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A collision led to Linköpings AIK getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Albin Nilsson hit a great ball. The supporters of Stone City booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Linköpings AIK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.