World League

Nykvarn Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fu Lin Liang made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Nykvarn's goal looked a bit too open when Fu Lin Liang came free, but Michel Kinell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jozef Krovina in the 4th minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jozef Krovina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michel Kinell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Lin Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 11 played minutes Nykvarn got a freekick which was hit by Max Persson. Nykvarn's Michel Kinell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fu Lin Liang in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Max Persson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Labriakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iosif Labriakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harald Specht in the 16th minute. Michel Kinell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Lin Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Jozef Krovina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michel Kinell. Nykvarn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jozef Krovina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Iosif Labriakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Czajka, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 24 played minutes Nykvarn got a freekick which was hit by Max Persson. Michel Kinell came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by TZITZIFIES's Fu Lin Liang. But to his dismay, Fu Lin Liang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When TZITZIFIES's Fu Lin Liang in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nykvarn's goalie prevented a goal. Jann Aasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fu Lin Liang in the 34th minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Iosif Labriakos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michel Kinell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Lin Liang in the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nykvarn's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmid Gernez was slow to take the kick. During this time TZITZIFIES's players had a chance to rest. Iosif Labriakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Czajka, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomasz Czajka to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Czajka came free, but Iosif Labriakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Specht in the 55th minute of play. Fu Lin Liang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Michel Kinell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Jozef Krovina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fu Lin Liang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Michel Kinell skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 66th minute Tomasz Czajka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Labriakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nykvarn made a substitution. Viggo Samuelsson replaced Harald Specht. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by TZITZIFIES's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kalle Eklund was slow to take the kick. During this time Nykvarn's players had a chance to rest. Nykvarn's Kalle Eklund was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Iosif Labriakos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TZITZIFIES! The referee gave Nykvarn a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kalle Eklund, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos. 1-2. Nykvarn's Viggo Samuelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michel Kinell made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Paschalis Kastanoulis sent off a good shot on target. Iosif Labriakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomasz Czajka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Viggo Samuelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iosif Labriakos. TZITZIFIES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viggo Samuelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. With a little luck, Nykvarn's Michel Kinell got control of the ball when Paschalis Kastanoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Nykvarn's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Paschalis Kastanoulis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Michel Kinell was a little too slow when Jann Aasa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 2-3. The crowd rose to their feet as TZITZIFIES's Jann Aasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Michel Kinell. That made the score 2-4 after 98 minutes of play. TZITZIFIES's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.