World League

Arena Sonstorp
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Törnblom made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th play minute Stig-Åke Molander came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bixente Poli. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Torbjörn Hake in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Janne Katt saved Sonstorps Fotboll from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Hake's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janne Katt was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Åke Molander in the 12th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Molander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Ulf Kling got a free kick in the 15th minute. Janne Katt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Sjö's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After 24 played minutes Kingpins got a freekick which was hit by Mao Hai Zhen. After a defensive mix-up in Sonstorps Fotboll's zone, Victorino Euloxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janne Katt came out of the goal and Victorino Euloxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stig-Åke Molander received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bixente Poli came out and tried to block the shot, but Stig-Åke Molander slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 29th minute. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Helberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Adrian Falck got a free kick in the 34th minute. The long shot by Daniel Törnblom in the 34th minute really tested Bixente Poli's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Janne Katt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Josep Casanova's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Hake in the 43rd minute of play forced Sonstorps Fotboll's goalkeeper Janne Katt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Allan Helberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sonstorps Fotboll and the Kingpins players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Sonstorps Fotboll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Helberg to maneuver through the defense. Kingpins's Pål Hammarström was substituted for Harry Sjö. Kingpins's Yan Guo Qiang was substituted for Torbjörn Hake. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Mao Hai Zhen got a free kick in the 48th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorino Euloxu to make the kick off. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Molander, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Molander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kingpins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Törnblom was slow to take the kick. During this time Sonstorps Fotboll's players had a chance to rest. Sonstorps Fotboll's Daniel Törnblom 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. Stig-Åke Molander struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Bixente Poli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sonstorps Fotboll. Janne Katt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yan Guo Qiang in the 62nd minute. The audience was convinced that Yan Guo Qiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janne Katt was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yan Guo Qiang in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Janne Katt saved Sonstorps Fotboll from getting behind. In the 67th minute Kingpins were awarded a corner. Mao Hai Zhen went to the cornerflag to take it. Bixente Poli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Åke Molander in the 71st minute of the match. Kingpins were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Sonstorps Fotboll's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mao Hai Zhen took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mao Hai Zhen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Janne Katt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 82 minutes into the game, Victorino Euloxu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Janne Katt. Victorino Euloxu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Janne Katt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jonas Rosendahl hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.