World League

Beech Beach
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Emanuele Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Kim Lekberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Zoff. Beech United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kim Lekberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Ghițulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Nurkan Semdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vakaris Daujotas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuele Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilmantas Magdišauskas in the 16th minute of the match. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 17th minute of play. 18 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 Fabrício Cordeiro. Kim Lekberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuele Zoff having to make a save. Emanuele Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Lekberg in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 29th minute of play. In the 34th minute Kim Lekberg suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Birant Ferhat'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. Birant Ferhat helped the player get up and apologised. After 37 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Eddie Bjurström made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuele Zoff was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Adomas Vilčinskas in the 40th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Emanuele Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adomas Vilčinskas in the 40th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Emanuele Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 43rd minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agatas Alkauskas kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Emanuele Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adomas Vilčinskas in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabrício Cordeiro to strike the kick off in the second half. When Adomas Vilčinskas came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Savage Hippo 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 Adomas Vilčinskas couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Agatas Alkauskas got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 59 minutes, Saulius Pilipavičius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Savage Hippo and the Beech United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Savage Hippo got a freekick which was hit by Saulius Pilipavičius. With his leg Emanuele Zoff managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Savage Hippo's Adomas Vilčinskas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vilmantas Magdišauskas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Adomas Vilčinskas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuele Zoff read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Emanuele Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adomas Vilčinskas in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Adomas Vilčinskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beech United's Marquinhos Sabóia was substituted for Nurkan Semdin. Emanuele Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adomas Vilčinskas's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 88th match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saulius Pilipavičius to maneuver through the defense. Savage Hippo's Adomas Vilčinskas got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Savage Hippo players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Beech United from taking control. The game ends in a draw.