World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stan Wawrinka started the match with the kick off. Gregor Kobel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kim Lekberg in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel got control of the ball when Kim Lekberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Montez in the 17th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kim Lekberg in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregor Kobel saved Espen Steelers from getting behind. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Montez in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Montez in the 29th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Berset in the 34th minute of the match. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Lekberg in the 38th minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stan Wawrinka in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of Savage Hippo booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torben Krabber didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 48 minutes, Eddie Bjurström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savage Hippo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eddie Bjurström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kim Lekberg made a kick off. Eddie Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Owen Tomaszewski hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Espen Steelers's Sauveur Ehrlichmann was substituted for Marco Odermatt. Espen Steelers's Alex Ioneasa was substituted for Tobie Canclini. Owen Tomaszewski hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Savage Hippo from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andy Schmid got free with Bengt-Arne Askstedt in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregor Kobel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Savage Hippo's attentive Aleksander Walec managed to snatch the ball when Ekain Menendez made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregor Kobel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 93rd minute of the match. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saulius Pilipavičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Wawrinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Savage Hippo support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.