World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thomas Rix kicked off to start the match. Delyan Súrnev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Ekström in the 6th minute of the match. Rusi Chaushev came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rune Söder could save by the left post. In the 12th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleko Kamberski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Matthias Ekström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Firma Barnängen's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthias Ekström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delyan Súrnev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Darin Gladichev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Rune Söder made a huge save. In the 18th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleko Kamberski to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Alcaraz came free, but Delyan Súrnev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delyan Súrnev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Olsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Kosta Kúnov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laziali's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Firma Barnängen the free kick. In the 26th minute, Kosta Kúnov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kosta Kúnov in the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Firma Barnängen's Mark Olsson got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Vidar Gummeson hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rune Söder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rusi Chaushev in the 41st minute. Laziali's Thomas Rix got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Humberto Alcaraz scored 0-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delyan Súrnev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Laziali players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Firma Barnängen were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Olsson to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Rix in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rune Söder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Rix in the 58th minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Thomas Rix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Söder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Olsson in the 60th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Delyan Súrnev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rune Söder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kosta Kúnov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kosta Kúnov in the 65th minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute of the match, Mark Olsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Delyan Súrnev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Laziali made a substitution. Sava Vapordzhiev replaced Darin Gladichev. After 72 minutes Firma Barnängen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kosta Kúnov who took care of the corner kick. Kemalettin Yüksel tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Rune Söder. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute Sava Vapordzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Söder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rusi Chaushev took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Söder. Rune Söder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Rune Söder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rusi Chaushev in the 82nd minute of play. In the 87thth minute of the game Sava Vapordzhiev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Firma Barnängen's Rune Söder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Laziali's Sava Vapordzhiev, in the 87th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Laziali. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Kemalettin Yüksel hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Thomas Rix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Söder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Laziali had won after a very even match.