World League

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antti Ani got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Kacper Wasikowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rıza Vuralhan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in S.D. Bajen's zone, Antti Ani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duke Munoz came out of the goal and Antti Ani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Fred Allbom suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Lincoln Hand's late challenge caught a Strömsbro IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lincoln Hand helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S.D. Bajen's Lincoln Hand got a free kick in the 10th minute. Duke Munoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 12th minute of play. Duke Munoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 27 played minutes Strömsbro IF got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Papapetrou. Duke Munoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 31st minute of the match. Duke Munoz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Argyris Papapetrou went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute, Ulysses Baldwin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rıza Vuralhan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 40th minute, Antti Ani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, S.D. Bajen's Petrigai Solanos got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute, Petrigai Solanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. S.D. Bajen's Duke Munoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lincoln Hand made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Strömsbro IF got a corner. S.D. Bajen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mao Jun Yun ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 55th minute, Antti Ani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mao Jun Yun kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Strömsbro IF's Mao Jun Yun got a free kick in the 57th minute. Argyris Papapetrou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duke Munoz having to make a save. With a little luck, S.D. Bajen's Duke Munoz got control of the ball when Argyris Papapetrou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hamid Dame kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 74th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Duke Munoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Lincoln Hand came free, but Rıza Vuralhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Strömsbro IF's goalkeeper Rıza Vuralhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on S.D. Bajen's corner Claudinei Ramalho fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rıza Vuralhan quite easily take care of the ball. Duke Munoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duke Munoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 85th minute of play. Rıza Vuralhan came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by S.D. Bajen's Lincoln Hand. But to his dismay, Lincoln Hand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. S.D. Bajen's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.