World League

Karakorum
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abbe Muçollari made the kick off which started today's match. Santiago Simon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arvin Björkman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Santiago Simon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Invisible's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Simon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 6th minute, Fabio Urbani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Urbani charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Urbani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Mongols getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fabio Urbani hit a great ball. If Gonzalo Martínez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonzalo Martínez struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Arvin Björkman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Invisible. A collision led to The Mongols getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Fabio Urbani hit a great ball. After 18 minutes Invisible's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Izydor Wydrych who took care of the corner kick. Arvin Björkman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Simon in the 22nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Simon in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvin Björkman saved The Mongols from getting behind. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Santiago Simon sped through The Mongols's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arvin Björkman. After a defensive mix-up in Invisible's zone, Mats Wenerdahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franc Armani came out of the goal and Mats Wenerdahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arvin Björkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Simon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernt Fredriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franc Armani having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Invisible's Ivael Tercero got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 41 played minutes The Mongols got a freekick which was hit by Folke Deckbergh. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Eliseo Leheren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Invisible's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseo Leheren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvin Björkman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Gonzalo Martínez was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. Invisible's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The Mongols's Arvin Björkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Simon in the 55th minute of play. Arvin Björkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Simon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Mongols's Mats Wenerdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Invisible's Lucas Beltrán was substituted for Santiago Simon. The Mongols's Isak Gustafsson was substituted for Izydor Wydrych. After 70 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Ikatz. After 71 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Ikatz. Bernt Fredriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the match, The Mongols's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas De La Cruz came free, but Arvin Björkman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arvin Björkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas De La Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Beltrán got free with Arvin Björkman in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Mongols's Arvin Björkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Nicolas De La Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Invisible's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas De La Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvin Björkman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, The Mongols's goal looked a bit too open when Esequiel Barco came free, but Arvin Björkman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The The Mongols fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Invisible were clearly better and deserved to take the win.