World League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jean-Claude Van Damme got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christer Wassenius to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Emmanuel Stroh could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Kjell-Arne Hultman however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsmail Pekşen in the 5th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Emmanuel Stroh dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kjell-Arne Hultman, 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Stroh came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matt Briggs's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Kjell-Arne Hultman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 21st minute, Emmanuel Stroh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kjell-Arne Hultman was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Kjell-Arne Hultman was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Emmanuel Stroh capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emmanuel Stroh really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. 28 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Bingham. The crowd rose to their feet as Leo Bingham kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kjell-Arne Hultman. That made the score 5-0 in the 36 minute of play. Emmanuel Stroh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38th minute, Emmanuel Stroh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stowe City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Matt Briggs's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kjell-Arne Hultman firmly grabbed it by the left post. 45 minutes into the game, Leonard Hedlund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAFFIAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stowe City the free kick. After 45 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Hedlund. In the 46th minute, Stowe City's Emmanuel Stroh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kjell-Arne Hultman. Kjell-Arne Hultman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 7-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for İsmail Pekşen to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Claude Van Damme came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Stowe City booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Widberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Jörn Gustafsson replaced Jim Nilsson. The supporters of Stowe City booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Widberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsmail Pekşen in the 60th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Stowe City were awarded a corner. Johnathan Haynes went to the cornerflag to take it. Leo Bingham hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Emmanuel Stroh might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kjell-Arne Hultman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emmanuel Stroh ran back to his position shaking his head. Christer Wassenius hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Bingham in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kjell-Arne Hultman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stowe City were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after MAFFIAN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Johnathan Haynes took the corner. Stowe City's Johnathan Haynes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kjell-Arne Hultman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 75th minute, Leo Bingham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kjell-Arne Hultman was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. Fraser Legzdins hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Sylvester Stallone shot from long distance in the 80th minute, but Kaj Helström was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Kjell-Arne Hultman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İsmail Pekşen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Matt Briggs notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of MAFFIAN's Kjell-Arne Hultman. Kjell-Arne Hultman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.