World League

Agunnaryd Arena
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torbjörn Hake got the match started through his kick off. The corner led Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Markus Nordström to fire away a dangerous shot which Bixente Poli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 6 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Mincă. Harry Sjö took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aaron Ramsdal. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ðuza Glowacz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ðuza Glowacz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Markus Nordström notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kingpins's Bixente Poli. Bixente Poli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Ðuza Glowacz got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Eddie Hake managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Achraf Hakimi in the 27 minute of the game. Ðuza Glowaczs short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Bixente Poli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 34th minute, Achraf Hakimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Ramsdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Hake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Harry Sjö notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Aaron Ramsdal. Aaron Ramsdal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bixente Poli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ðuza Glowacz in the 44th minute of play. Ðuza Glowacz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Bixente Poli made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ðuza Glowacz made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Euloxu in the 54th minute of play forced Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lars Ek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bixente Poli came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Ðuza Glowacz. But to his dismay, Ðuza Glowacz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Lars Ek hit a great ball. Adrian Falck kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Bixente Poli came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Ðuza Glowacz. But to his dismay, Ðuza Glowacz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 84th minute Elmtaryd Agunnaryd were awarded a corner. Eddie Hake went to the cornerflag to take it. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Eddie Hake was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bixente Poli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yan Guo Qiang got free with Aaron Ramsdal in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aaron Ramsdal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 90th minute of play. Bixente Poli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Berg in the 92nd minute of the match. After 92 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Lars Ek. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Berg in the 96th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Berg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bixente Poli was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kingpins had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.