World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kevin Martinsson started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlinhos Félix in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Oskar Stensson saved The Loyal ones from getting behind. Gustav Valström made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tobias Fransson immediately put the ball in play. Carlinhos Félix succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. Hasse Brasse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Oskar Stensson having to interfere. Carlinhos Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sven-Oskar Stensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Carlinhos Félix blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sven-Oskar Stensson having to make a save. Kevin Martinsson hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Christoffersson got free with Sven-Oskar Stensson in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute of the match Here Comes the Hammer got a corner. The Loyal ones's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hasse Brasse ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Here Comes the Hammer's corner Carlinhos Félix fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sven-Oskar Stensson quite easily take care of the ball. Sven-Oskar Stensson was a little too slow when Carlinhos Félix got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 2-0. Carlinhos Félix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Sven-Oskar Stensson made a huge save. Algot Granqvist took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valter Klack. Valter Klack 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. Sven-Oskar Stensson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlinhos Félix's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Hasse Brasse hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes of play, Here Comes the Hammer's Robert Christoffersson made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Oskar Stensson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Carlinhos Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Carlinhos Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 54th minute Carlinhos Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Stensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven-Oskar Stensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Félix in the 57th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Gustav Valström with Rikard Källberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Elof Åström charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elof Åström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elof Åström hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Here Comes the Hammer's Emil Niemoj managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gustav Valström in the 69 minute of the game. Charlie Backman hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, The Loyal ones was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Kjellberg to maneuver through the defense. Carlinhos Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 minutes, Gustav Valström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Loyal ones and the Here Comes the Hammer players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Loyal ones getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Gustav Valström hit a great ball. Carlinhos Félix struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Sven-Oskar Stensson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Here Comes the Hammer. When Gustav Valström was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. Gustav Valström hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Sven-Oskar Stensson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlinhos Félix's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Carlinhos Félix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Oskar Stensson having to interfere. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Carlinhos Félix sped through The Loyal ones's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Stensson. The Here Comes the Hammer fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix 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 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 92 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Christoffersson came free, but Sven-Oskar Stensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Here Comes the Hammer's Hasse Brasse was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sven-Oskar Stensson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Loyal ones's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.