World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) In the 7th minute Håkan Lindgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Brothers of Mercy's zone, Kurt Pååk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ni Jun Sha came out of the goal and Kurt Pååk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Fredriksson in the 17th minute of play. Håkan Lindgren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Toni Schumacher when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ni Jun Sha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Fredriksson in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ni Jun Sha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Håkan Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toni Schumacher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Håkan Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toni Schumacher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 45th match minute, Brothers of Mercy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Håkan Lindgren to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Gabriel Saliba hit a great ball. Brothers of Mercy made a substitution. Alex Axelsson replaced Roger Strömberg. In the 48th minute, Gabriel Saliba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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 Håkan Lindgren made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Håkan Lindgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in 狄亦渊 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher did a great save. After having played for 63 minutes, Håkan Lindgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brothers of Mercy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Håkan Lindgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute of the game Gabriel Saliba made a throw-in which Håkan Lindgren played forward. FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Lindgren in the 71st minute of play. Toni Schumacher stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Håkan Lindgren's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. FC Bullen made a substitution. Philip Drake replaced Richard Fredriksson. FC Bullen made a substitution. Edvard Sandström replaced Gustav Helander. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philip Drake in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ni Jun Sha saved Brothers of Mercy from getting behind. After 96 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Kornél Ács. After 97 played minutes, FC Bullen's Kurt Pååk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Bullen reached it. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.