World League

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Diego Lopes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Campos in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute Diego Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Jun Sha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alican İçten got free with Ni Jun Sha in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ni Jun Sha made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Alican İçten sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the game, Rosario Moyer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flames FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brothers of Mercy the free kick. Rosario Moyer kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flames FC's goalie prevented a goal. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Brothers of Mercy from getting a goal against them. Tao Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tao Xi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Håkan Lindgren made a precise shot to the right of Tao Xi. Flames FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Diego Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ni Jun Sha made a huge save. Håkan Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tao Xi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Håkan Lindgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brothers of Mercy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Håkan Lindgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 41 minutes of play, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tao Xi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ni Jun Sha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Lopes in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Brothers of Mercy made a substitution. Alex Axelsson replaced Roger Strömberg. Ni Jun Sha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alican İçten in the 55th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Håkan Lindgren in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tao Xi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 64 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tao Xi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tao Xi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alican İçten in the 72nd minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alican İçten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ni Jun Sha was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Flames FC's Camille Trudeau was substituted for Ture Gustafsson. Rosario Moyer made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Brothers of Mercy's Christer Valler. The audience thought a goal was coming when Håkan Lindgren got free with Tao Xi in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brothers of Mercy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.