World League

Agunnaryd Arena
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Abel Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ðuza Glowacz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Orlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ðuza Glowacz's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Ðuza Glowacz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Gorgory's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Markus Nordström took the corner. After 13 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Ailar Veispak. 17 minutes into the match, Gorgory's Paulino Araoz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Ramsdal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Benigno Tono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gorgory's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Markus Nordström was slow to take the kick. During this time Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's players had a chance to rest. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Markus Nordström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abel Orlan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Mincă in the 29th minute of play forced Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Gheorghe Ecobescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Ramsdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Ek hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Ecobescu came free, but Aaron Ramsdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Gorgory made a substitution. Agustín Ramis replaced Paulino Araoz. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ðuza Glowacz made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Agustín Ramis during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes Gorgory got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Ramis. Ðuza Glowacz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ðuza Glowacz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Orlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. A collision led to Gorgory getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Higinio Valiente hit a great ball. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Torbjörn Berg was substituted for Ðuza Glowacz. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Elliott Bergman was substituted for Ralf Smedfeldt. Higinio Valiente kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Aaron Ramsdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elroy Snijders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, Gorgory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Benet to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Gorgory getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dan Benet hit a great ball. Abel Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Berg in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Torbjörn Berg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Torbjörn Berg put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Abel Orlan. When Torbjörn Berg came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Torbjörn Berg couldn't finish the play.