World League

Nykvarn Arena
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Tomasz Czajka started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Michel Kinell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Clodio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sylwester Chazon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Czajka in the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Clodio in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Kinell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Pretoria Gostyń's Tomás Clodio in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nykvarn's goalie prevented a goal. Nykvarn's Michel Kinell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 13th minute of play. When Pretoria Gostyń's Tomás Clodio in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nykvarn's goalie prevented a goal. Michel Kinell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Clodio in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Pretoria Gostyń got a corner. Nykvarn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Michel Kinell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Kinell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel Kinell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Kinell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Tomás Clodio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Nykvarn getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Stig-Åke Gunnarsson hit a great ball. Michel Kinell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Clodio in the 36th minute of play. Julian Biskupiak might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michel Kinell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julian Biskupiak ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 40th minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Sylwester Chazon throw himself and got hold of the ball when Tomasz Czajka in the 41stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A hard shot 45 in the game by Harald Specht from a close distance when the talented Sylwester Chazon managed to make a qualified save. Pretoria Gostyń's players were relieved. If Lionel-Andrés Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomás Clodio was the one to do the kick off. Michel Kinell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Clodio in the 52nd minute. Pretoria Gostyń's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 53rd minute. Aureliusz Komornicki was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Lionel-Andrés Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Michel Kinell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michel Kinell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Clodio in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Harald Specht got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Michel Kinell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Biskupiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pretoria Gostyń's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 61st minute. The corner ended in Lionel-Andrés Messi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nykvarn's Michel Kinell did a great save. Tomás Clodio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Michel Kinell made a huge save. In the 64th minute Tomasz Czajka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Chazon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Clodios short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Michel Kinell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 73rd match minute, Nykvarn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Persson to maneuver through the defense. Nykvarn's Viggo Samuelsson was substituted for Harald Specht. After a rather tough play, Nykvarn's Max Persson got a free kick in the 74th minute. Tomás Clodio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Michel Kinell made a huge save. Tomás Clodio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Michel Kinell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bengt-Åke Asserlind's late challenge caught a Pretoria Gostyń's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bengt-Åke Asserlind helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Nykvarn's Bengt-Åke Asserlind got a free kick in the 78th minute. Michel Kinell made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Tomás Clodio sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Pretoria Gostyń's Tomás Clodio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Michel Kinell. That made the score 0-3 after 80 minutes of play. In the 83rd minute Viggo Samuelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Chazon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Pretoria Gostyń's Michel Kinell threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lionel-Andrés Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Michal Malewicki hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The Nykvarn fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pretoria Gostyń were clearly better and deserved to take the win.