World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kim Lekberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kim Lekbergs short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Tristan Nordlet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Holmkjar Hotspurs's Tristan Nordlet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 5th minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmar Lexbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Holmkjar Hotspurs's goalkeeper Tristan Nordlet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kim Lekberg. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmar Lexbo in the 12th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kim Lekberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tristan Nordlet. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bent Streyder in the 19th minute of play. Holmkjar Hotspurs's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Kim Lekberg scored to the left of an out of position Tristan Nordlet, making the score, 2-0. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrid Eildorf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrid Eildorf in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tristan Nordlet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 36 minutes of play, Holmkjar Hotspurs's Elmar Lexbo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bengt-Arne Askstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Holmkjar Hotspurs's goalkeeper Tristan Nordlet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 46 minutes into the game, Claes Katsir threw the ball into play from the sideline. Savage Hippo's Aleksander Walec quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bent Streyder to make the kick off. Tristan Nordlet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Eddie Bjurström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Savage Hippo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 59 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elmar Lexbo. Tristan Nordlet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 60th minute of the match. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Holmkjar Hotspurs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eddie Bjurström took the corner. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bent Streyder in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konrad Reumert. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bent Streyder in the 70th minute of play. Holmkjar Hotspurs's Magnus Steinwart was substituted for Bent Streyder. Holmkjar Hotspurs made a substitution. Kurd Frydenholt replaced Claes Katsir. After taking down the ball on Holmkjar Hotspurs's corner Paulo Eickworth fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bengt-Arne Askstedt quite easily take care of the ball. Aleksander Walec hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Lekberg in the 82nd minute of play forced Holmkjar Hotspurs's goalkeeper Tristan Nordlet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86thth minute of the game Kim Lekberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Holmkjar Hotspurs's Tristan Nordlet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Reumert in the 89th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 minutes Savage Hippo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulo Eickworth who took care of the corner kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norbert Kostka during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Norbert Kostka kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Magnus Steinwart in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bengt-Arne Askstedt saved Savage Hippo from getting behind.