World League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatan Beck started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Beck in the 3rd minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Dallen Fc were awarded a corner. Mattias Swahn went to the cornerflag to take it. Zlatan Beck was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algot Kruse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Tristan got free with Nils Eklund in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cecilio Tristan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nils Eklund came out and tried to block the shot, but Cecilio Tristan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Nils Eklund made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Cecilio Tristan sent off a good shot on target. Algot Kruse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cecilio Tristan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nils Eklund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Nils Eklund made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Cecilio Tristan sent off a good shot on target. Nils Eklund came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan. But to his dismay, Cecilio Tristan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Beck in the 34th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Tristan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund got control of the ball when Cecilio Tristan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abuba Akotonon FC's Emanuel Aurre managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Stig-Åke Wiklund in the 40 minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nils Eklund. That made the score 3-0 after 41 minutes of play. Algot Kruse took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Orlando Gatti. Hugo Orlando Gatti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cecilio Tristan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nils Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Tristan in the 52nd minute of play. After 58 played minutes Dallen Fc got a freekick which was hit by Zlatan Beck. In the 64th minute, Cecilio Tristan made a precise shot to the right of Nils Eklund. Dallen Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 67 minutes into the match, Ariel Artaldo notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund. Nils Eklund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Algot Kruse came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dallen Fc's Johan Mellberg was substituted for Bo-Erik Nyström. Cecilio Tristan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils Eklund having to make a save. In the 76th minute Cecilio Tristan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Cecilio Tristan made a precise shot to the right of Nils Eklund. Dallen Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. Abuba Akotonon FC's Fabian Otoniel was substituted for Cecilio Tristan. 86 minutes into the game, Abuba Akotonon FC's Emanuel Aurre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nils Eklund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-2. In the 91st minute, Algot Kruse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Orlando Gatti was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-3. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Zlatan Beck sent off a good shot on target. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Abuba Akotonon FC had played much better football throughout.