World League

Midgård
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The Northmen Army's Hao Yuan Guang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Halil Ratkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gotham Saray FC's zone, Hjalmar Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iljaz Çela came out of the goal and Hjalmar Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Frank Cremer-Ricken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gotham Saray FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Cremer-Ricken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Bozakov hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. A collision led to Gotham Saray FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Wim Hinrichsen hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes Gotham Saray FC got a freekick which was hit by Serkan Gaar. In the 28th minute of the match, Hao Yuan Guang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iljaz Çela saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 30 minutes into the match, Frank Cremer-Ricken notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iljaz Çela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hu Zhen Di, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a little luck, Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela got control of the ball when Hu Zhen Di tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Yuan Guang in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Hu Zhen Di ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iljaz Çela was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serkan Gaar to strike the kick off in the second half. Hu Zhen Di took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iljaz Çela. Iljaz Çela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Hu Zhen Di fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Hu Zhen Di a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hu Zhen Di to maneuver through the defense. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kevin Näfver replaced Hao Yuan Guang. Iljaz Çela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Zimbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 minutes of play, The Northmen Army's Kevin Näfver made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iljaz Çela was left in no man's land by his defense there! 64 minutes into the match, Roy Gustavsson notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela. Iljaz Çela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albertino Severiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iljaz Çela having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teobald Polakowski to maneuver through the defense. Halil Ratkowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Zimbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Näfver in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes Gotham Saray FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hjalmar Håkansson who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on The Northmen Army's corner Hjalmar Håkansson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iljaz Çela quite easily take care of the ball. In the 85th minute, Igor Bozakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Serkan Gaar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Gotham Saray FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Immanuel Schommer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iljaz Çela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Näfver in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Kiko Zimbo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iljaz Çela. Gotham Saray FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kiko Zimbo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. The Northmen Army's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.