World League

Auktsjaur Arena
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shi Zhen Liang took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Auktsjaur IF's Bengt Lööf got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Shi Zhen Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Boruc Frankowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shi Zhen Liang during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Shi Zhen Liang kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Vicente Nevada might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Borcz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Nevada ran back to his position shaking his head. Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Nevada in the 15th minute of play. Julian Borcz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Nevada in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Nevada in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Borcz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th minute of the game João Rüdiger made a throw-in which Helge Molander played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Laurgain in the 37th minute of play forced Auktsjaur IF's goalkeeper Julian Borcz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Vicente Nevada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Borcz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt Lööf made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bitcoin Elbląg's Dawid Sliwinski. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Nevada in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Borcz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vicente Nevada stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bengt Lööf made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Helge Molander. 58 minutes into the match, Auktsjaur IF's Helge Molander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Boruc Frankowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Vicente Nevada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julian Borcz was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Helge Molander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boruc Frankowski was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Auktsjaur IF's attentive Karl Backlund managed to snatch the ball when Sylwester Nowacki made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Boruc Frankowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Helge Molander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tolek Dobilas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bitcoin Elbląg booed when Auktsjaur IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt Lööf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Alex Martinez replaced Vicente Nevada. After 77 played minutes Auktsjaur IF got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Lööf. 79 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's Prudencio Laurgain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julian Borcz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Rüdiger hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Alex Martinez might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Borcz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Martinez ran back to his position shaking his head. Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Martinez in the 83rd minute of play. After 87 played minutes Auktsjaur IF got a freekick which was hit by Karl Backlund. Dawid Sliwinski struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Julian Borcz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bitcoin Elbląg. Alex Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Alex Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Bitcoin Elbląg 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 Alex Martinez couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Auktsjaur IF's Shi Zhen Liang got a free kick in the 96th minute. Bitcoin Elbląg's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.