World League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Seb Hedges started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Vykans Vikingar's zone, Seb Hedges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Ekrot came out of the goal and Seb Hedges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. DENVER™'s Mustafa Cumhur Gök played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mutumba in the 9th minute of play. Martin Mutumba got in the 9th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seb Hedges got free with Marcus Ekrot in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute Mats Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Martin Mutumba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Marcus Ekrot managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when DENVER™'s Seb Hedges fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcus Ekrot made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Seb Hedges sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute Leonardo Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, DENVER™'s Seb Hedges ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcus Ekrot. Marcus Ekrot yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Remus Gavruță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 43rd minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes in the game, Seb Hedges dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 44th minute Mugur Nițisor suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Martin Mutumba's late challenge caught a DENVER™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Mutumba helped the player get up and apologised. DENVER™ made a substitution. Beto Maranhense replaced Mugur Nițisor. The supporters of DENVER™ booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Mutumba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Marcus Ekrot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seb Hedges's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. A collision led to Vykans Vikingar getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Christoffer Johansson hit a great ball. Seb Hedges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Marcus Ekrot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When DENVER™'s Seb Hedges in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vykans Vikingar's goalie prevented a goal. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Henric Holm replaced Börje Stål. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Tage Glanselius replaced Hugo Eden. DENVER™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dráusio Garcia in the 72nd minute. After taking down the ball on DENVER™'s corner Dráusio Garcia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcus Ekrot quite easily take care of the ball. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seb Hedges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seb Hedges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Hedges in the 76th minute of play. DENVER™'s Seb Hedges got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdi Revis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Cumhur Gök having to interfere. Tage Glanselius made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DENVER™'s Cosme Zaccardi. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 92nd minute of the match.