World League

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kurt Groll started the match with the kick off. A hard shot 7 in the game by Qiao Ang Le from a close distance when the talented Frans Billström managed to make a qualified save. Tallboda Gunners's players were relieved. Qiao Ang Le recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 10thth minute of the game Linus Stenqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Lang in the 14th minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Kurt Groll took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Frans Billström to make any attempt to save it. Linus Stenqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Cunha having to interfere. When Qiao Ang Le fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pégasus F. C.'s protests and gave Qiao Ang Le a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tallboda Gunners booed when Pégasus F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiao Ang Le didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Tallboda Gunners's Frans Billström got control of the ball when Qiao Ang Le tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kurt Groll in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frans Billström saved Tallboda Gunners from getting behind. Qiao Ang Le in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frans Billström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frans Billström made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Qiao Ang Le sent off a good shot on target. When Xande Sharkin came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Pégasus F. C. 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 Xande Sharkin couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Linus Stenqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Umberto Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Stenqvist in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Linus Stenqvist. 58 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Groll came free, but Frans Billström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Pégasus F. C. got a corner. Tallboda Gunners's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xande Sharkin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 61stth minute of the game Qiao Ang Le who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tallboda Gunners's Frans Billström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Linus Stenqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tallboda Gunners's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Stenqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umberto Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pégasus F. C.'s Gilberto Soeiro was substituted for Bebeto Medeiros. Frans Billström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiao Ang Le in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Kurt Groll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frans Billström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Qiao Ang Le came free, but Frans Billström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pégasus F. C. made a substitution. Adrian Czornomaz replaced Qiao Ang Le. Tallboda Gunners's Karl-Erik Ahlbom was substituted for Linus Stenqvist. The Pégasus F. C. fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Pégasus F. C.'s Kurt Groll looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Pégasus F. C. defense, Karl-Erik Ahlbom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto Cunha. The Pégasus F. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto Cunha should have stopped the shot. Frans Billström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Adrian Czornomaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frans Billström was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Frans Billström didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pégasus F. C.'s Adrian Czornomaz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Rein Rajur made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Adrian Czornomaz however managed to control. If Adrian Czornomaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Pégasus F. C.'s Adrian Czornomaz in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tallboda Gunners's goalie prevented a goal. Frans Billström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Czornomaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th match minute, Pégasus F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chupan Mangas to maneuver through the defense. Pégasus F. C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.