World League

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Wester kicked off to start the match. Ralph Sanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Wester in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Takeshi Tachibana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ralles Bollklubb's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave B O B I S A the free kick. Augustus Batalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.C. Mijatović in the 8th minute of play. In the 15th minute Gerry Fleischer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustus Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ralph Sanger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bror Hanmark, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Marcus Wester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralph Sanger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Bror Hanmark left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ralles Bollklubb fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When B O B I S A's Gerry Fleischer in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ralles Bollklubb's goalie prevented a goal. Adam Ek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ralph Sanger made a huge save. J.C. Mijatović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augustus Batalla having to interfere. Ralph Sanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bror Hanmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ralph Sanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bror Hanmark in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bror Hanmark got free with Ralph Sanger in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to B O B I S A getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Silvio Pfeifer hit a great ball. Augustus Batalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerry Fleischer in the 40th minute of play. Alfred Nobel hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, B O B I S A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glen Stäuble to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

55 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's Gerry Fleischer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augustus Batalla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerry Fleischer in the 56th minute of play forced Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerry Fleischer in the 69th minute of play. Ralph Sanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bror Hanmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When B O B I S A's Gerry Fleischer in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ralles Bollklubb's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th match minute, B O B I S A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolph Bosch to maneuver through the defense. Rudolph Bosch kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Wester came free, but Ralph Sanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ralph Sanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bror Hanmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Marcus Wester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralph Sanger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Augustus Batalla throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gerry Fleischer in the 86thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ralles Bollklubb's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rolf Affentranger was slow to take the kick. During this time B O B I S A's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Christophe Mehri managed to get in a good position for a shot. B O B I S A's supporters rose to their feet, but Christophe Mehri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augustus Batalla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.