World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) 4 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Tana Rede came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 8 in the game by Kim Lekberg from a close distance when the talented Alfredinho Cavalcante managed to make a qualified save. Granadero10's players were relieved. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Savage Hippo's attentive Aleksander Walec managed to snatch the ball when Hermínio Ferreira made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Masculier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kim Lekberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alfredinho Cavalcante could save by the left post. 28 minutes into the match, Granadero10's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Lekberg came free, but Alfredinho Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Masculier in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rdth minute of the game Kim Lekberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granadero10's Alfredinho Cavalcante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Granadero10! Granadero10:s Alfredinho Cavalcante showed great skill when he stopped Eddie Bjurström:s penalty. 38 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Tana Rede came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vilmantas Magdišauskas got free with Alfredinho Cavalcante in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Vilmantas Magdišauskas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredinho Cavalcante was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. When Granadero10's Tana Rede in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Savage Hippo's goalie prevented a goal.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Lekberg in the 58th minute of play forced Granadero10's goalkeeper Alfredinho Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Ricardinho Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, one of Granadero10:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Granadero10. The referee gave Savage Hippo a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eddie Bjurström, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Granadero10's Alfredinho Cavalcante. 1-0. Granadero10's Alfredinho Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 67th minute of play. Hermínio Ferreira made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dráuzio Santos however managed to control. In the 75th minute, Kim Lekberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredinho Cavalcante was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Granadero10 made a substitution. Erick Cavero replaced Laerte Soeiro. In the 80th minute, Savage Hippo's Saulius Pilipavičius seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Saulius Pilipavičius the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Savage Hippo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Saulius Pilipavičius had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Savage Hippo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Granadero10. Tana Rede stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bengt-Arne Askstedt. 2-1. Norberto Simão took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bengt-Arne Askstedt. Bengt-Arne Askstedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Simão in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute Vilmantas Magdišauskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Savage Hippo's Virginijus Balčaitis got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Savage Hippo manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Granadero10 to win.