World League

Stockholms Stadion
Spectators: 7440 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 60) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demyan Kalitinskiy started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Mattias Svan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ippolit Nazarov. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Mattias Svan scored 2-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ippolit Nazarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mattias Svan struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Ippolit Nazarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stockholm IF. Ippolit Nazarov had great luck who in the 19thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sven Vollander from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Kristoffer Bjurström sped through Tuareg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ippolit Nazarov. 26 minutes into the match, Martin Grøtterud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ippolit Nazarov. Tuareg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Grøtterud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Ippolit Nazarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven Vollander's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Ippolit Nazarov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 31st minute, which inside left pole to 6-0. Kristoffer Bjurström scored 7-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ippolit Nazarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mattias Svan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andreas Andersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Noskov in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Sven Vollander 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. In the 61st minute, Tuareg's Leonid Noskov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 8-1. Ippolit Nazarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Svan in the 67th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Leonid Noskov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuareg's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonid Noskov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Andersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Konstantin Kiryuhin kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When Stockholm IF's Mattias Svan in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tuareg's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 75 minutes, Kristoffer Bjurström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stockholm IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kristoffer Bjurström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tuareg's Ippolit Nazarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Jonsson in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Tuareg booed when Stockholm IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Vollander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Sven Vollander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ippolit Nazarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven Vollander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ippolit Nazarov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Ippolit Nazarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Vollander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Stockholm IF were the better team. Stockholm IF's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.