World League

Los Muchachos del 86
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) If Kim Lekberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Lekberg in the 12th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Kim Lekberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Savage Hippo's supporters rose to their feet, but Kim Lekberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atahan Balon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atahan Balon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Savage Hippo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eddie Bjurström in the 33rd minute. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 36th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kim Lekberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Muchachos del 86's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute, Eddie Bjurström got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Orestas Mineikis hit a great ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luka Ljubenković's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Luka Ljubenković's late challenge caught a Savage Hippo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luka Ljubenković helped the player get up and apologised.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kim Lekberg made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kim Lekberg in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atahan Balon saved Los Muchachos del 86 from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asiz Soon in the 54th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Jérémie Boix came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Atahan Balon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 72ndth minute of the game Kim Lekberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saulius Pilipavičius charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saulius Pilipavičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute, Saulius Pilipavičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Muchachos del 86's Efrain Jacob was substituted for Jérémie Boix. In the 77th minute, Saulius Pilipavičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kim Lekberg. With a little luck, Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon got control of the ball when Kim Lekberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 89 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Atahan Balon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orestas Mineikis hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Savage Hippo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.