World League

Andrés Murillo
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariusz Pudzianowski started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Algot Ennegren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Firmo Cerda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo-Erik Mikaelsson in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Bo-Erik Mikaelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firmo Cerda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariusz Pudzianowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Algot Ennegren having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Tapa Red F.C's Algot Ennegren threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hugo Jaen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Linghed Angels FC's zone, Mariusz Pudzianowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Algot Ennegren came out of the goal and Mariusz Pudzianowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mariusz Pudzianowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Linghed Angels FC's zone, Mariusz Pudzianowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Algot Ennegren came out of the goal and Mariusz Pudzianowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Linghed Angels FC's Yngve Mårtensson got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Mariusz Pudzianowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Algot Ennegren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 36 minutes, Kang Sen Xu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapa Red F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kang Sen Xu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd match minute, Tapa Red F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celipe Zamarripa to maneuver through the defense. Mariusz Pudzianowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stig-Ove Levander was the one to do the kick off. Firmo Cerda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Brander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, Stig-Ove Levander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Linghed Angels FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tapa Red F.C the free kick. Kurt Askestät charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Askestät the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th minute, Kurt Askestät hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mariusz Pudzianowski came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Tapa Red F.C 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 Mariusz Pudzianowski couldn't finish the play. Algot Ennegren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariusz Pudzianowski's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 80th minute of play forced Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper Algot Ennegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Linghed Angels FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jarl Törnblom hit a great ball. Algot Ennegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Pudzianowski in the 82nd minute of play. Mariusz Pudzianowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Firmo Cerda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Ove Levander, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Stig-Ove Levander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Firmo Cerda made a huge save. Tapa Red F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.