World League

Saxby Tuletorn
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dick Danielsson hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Åke Björling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucjan Rakowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Kalmer Laanemaa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Åke Björling came out and tried to block the shot, but Kalmer Laanemaa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute Villem Ärsis suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. A collision led to Motala getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Arvin Uggstedt hit a great ball. A long shot from Carolo Ponce in the 12th minute of play was well struck, but Åke Björling made a really good save at the right post. With a little luck, Motala's Åke Björling got control of the ball when Kalmer Laanemaa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kalmer Laanemaa got free with Åke Björling in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Motala's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Lucjan Rakowski scored to the left of an out of position Åke Björling, making the score, 2-0. Dick Danielsson's late challenge caught a Vormsi Vald's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dick Danielsson helped the player get up and apologised. Motala's Åke Björling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urmet Eenmaa in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Lucjan Rakowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Åke Björling was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 25th minute, Reine Wallander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kalmer Laanemaa. Åke Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urmet Eenmaa in the 27th minute of play. Åke Björling was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Lucjan Rakowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucjan Rakowski really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. 34 minutes into the game, Urmet Eenmaa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Åke Björling was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38thth minute of the game Urmet Eenmaa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Motala's Åke Björling was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kalmer Laanemaa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Åke Björling firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonel Vaz got free with Åke Björling in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the game, Lucjan Rakowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Åke Björling was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 45 minutes into the game, Kalmer Laanemaa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Åke Björling was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

After having played for 53 minutes, Carolo Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vormsi Vald's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carolo Ponce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Motala defense, Leonel Vaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Åke Björling. The Motala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Åke Björling should have stopped the shot. Anton Åberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Motala's Åke Björling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Ponce in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Rakowski in the 65th minute of play forced Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kalmer Laanemaa in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Åke Björling saved Motala from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Carolo Ponce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Björling. Motala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carolo Ponce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. If Jack Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th minute, Kalmer Laanemaa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vormsi Vald fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. Vormsi Vald made a substitution. Aivar Lõokene replaced Mattias Vennerberg. Åke Björling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urmet Eenmaa went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. Åke Björling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vahur Muruaas, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Motala's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Rakowski came free, but Åke Björling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Kalmer Laanemaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Björling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vormsi Vald had played much better football throughout.