World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hernan Vargas took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lajos Tímár in the 4th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lajos Tímár in the 5th 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. Håkan Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aristides Iztal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Håkan Lindgren scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aristides Iztal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th minute Abel Bernard 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. Håkan Lindgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Håkan Lindgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aristides Iztal. GangsTaz F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Håkan Lindgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lajos Tímár in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Jun Sha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luke Jamieson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 41st minute of the match, Håkan Lindgren got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aristides Iztal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 45th match minute, Brothers of Mercy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melker Bergdal to maneuver through the defense. Hernan Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brothers of Mercy made a substitution. Alex Axelsson replaced Roger Strömberg. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Håkan Lindgren made the kick off in the second half. Christer Valler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aristides Iztal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicholas Webster charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicholas Webster the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the GangsTaz F. C. defense, Håkan Lindgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aristides Iztal. The GangsTaz F. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aristides Iztal should have stopped the shot. GangsTaz F. C.'s Geraldo Velloso was substituted for Augusto Manilan. Aristides Iztal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren in the 66th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Håkan Lindgren made a precise shot to the right of Aristides Iztal. GangsTaz F. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 68th minute of the match, Carmelo Ishmael got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ni Jun Sha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 70th minute GangsTaz F. C. were awarded a corner. Carmelo Ishmael went to the cornerflag to take it. Nicholas Webster was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 74 played minutes GangsTaz F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Nicholas Webster. After 75 played minutes GangsTaz F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Nicholas Webster. Aristides Iztal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Håkan Lindgren went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 90th minute, Håkan Lindgren made a precise shot to the right of Aristides Iztal. GangsTaz F. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0.