World League

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ove Hellström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ramon Nesta hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Algot Ennegren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Conceicão's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Francisco Conceicão took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Algot Ennegren. Algot Ennegren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jörgen Magnusson. 15 minutes into the match, Francisco Conceicão notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Linghed Angels FC's Algot Ennegren. Algot Ennegren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ben White hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Alexandrie CF's Francisco Conceicão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Algot Ennegren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Algot Ennegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Conceicão, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Francisco Conceicão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Algot Ennegren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Algot Ennegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Conceicão in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the Linghed Angels FC defense, Francisco Conceicão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Algot Ennegren. The Linghed Angels FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Algot Ennegren should have stopped the shot. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ove Hellström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Linghed Angels FC's corner Ove Hellström fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matthias Brandin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 41st minute, Ove Hellström made a precise shot to the right of Matthias Brandin. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 45th minute, Xu Xing Ting ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Algot Ennegren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. Disappointed in the 1-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Conceicão made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Linghed Angels FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Conceicão came free, but Algot Ennegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Algot Ennegren made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Xu Xing Ting sent off a good shot on target. Algot Ennegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Xing Ting in the 56th minute of play. Algot Ennegren made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Xu Xing Ting sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the match, Xu Xing Ting had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Algot Ennegren. Linghed Angels FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xu Xing Ting was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. 67 minutes into the match, Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper Algot Ennegren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xu Xing Ting. The crowd rose to their feet as Yannick Osterhagen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Algot Ennegren. That made the score 1-8 in the 72 minute of play. Matthias Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ove Hellström, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Xu Xing Ting sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xu Xing Ting fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Algot Ennegren having to interfere. In the 91st minute, one of Linghed Angels FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Linghed Angels FC. When the match had been going on for 92 minutes, Alexandrie CF's Boris Johnson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Algot Ennegren. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xu Xing Ting got free with Algot Ennegren in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexandrie CF played a much better game than Linghed Angels FC and deserved their victory. The Linghed Angels FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.