World League

TEATRO DE LOS SUEÑOS
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Revheim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bendik Bekken hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Thomas Revheim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Oper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 minutes of play, Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Revheim was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Andres Oper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Revheim was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Andres Oper spun around in front of the goal 15 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of POPODARA F.C's goal. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Thomas Revheim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. POPODARA F.C's Thomas Revheim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Oper in the 25th minute of play. Hasan Fuleager was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Federico Mauro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Mauro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Kang Ting Qing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Thomas Revheim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Revheim came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper. But to his dismay, Andres Oper quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 37th minute Bendik Bekken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Fuleager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Hasan Fuleager successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Thomas Revheim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Mircea Mihele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Revheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Oper in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andres Oper to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in POPODARA F.C's zone, Andres Oper stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Revheim came out of the goal and Andres Oper tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute Gard Bredesen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Fuleager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. POPODARA F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Andres Oper scored to the left of an out of position Thomas Revheim, making the score, 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Oper got free with Thomas Revheim in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andres Oper in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Revheim saved POPODARA F.C from getting behind. Salam Sow hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Strib Galacticos IF's Well-Well Wing was substituted for Ros Endal. Strib Galacticos IF's Mike Tyson was substituted for Asım Arif Akatay. In the 69th minute, Salam Sow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Oper got free with Thomas Revheim in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Oper in the 73rd minute of play forced POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Thomas Revheim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salam Sow made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Federico Mauro. 77 minutes into the game, POPODARA F.C's Gard Bredesen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hasan Fuleager made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Andres Oper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Thomas Revheim made a huge save. In the 82nd minute Andres Oper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Revheim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Strib Galacticos IF's Mike Tyson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Teodor Kehlibarov in the 85 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in POPODARA F.C's zone, Andres Oper stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Revheim came out of the goal and Andres Oper tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 96 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Kryspin Mazierski. Mike Tyson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Revheim. POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The POPODARA F.C manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Strib Galacticos IF to win.