World League

Södertälje arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleksi Lindström started the match with the kick off. When Jeronimo Txatxu came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the BuanaRaya 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 Jeronimo Txatxu couldn't finish the play. REAL SUOMI CF's Tobias Sandberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 8th minute of play forced REAL SUOMI CF's goalkeeper Tobias Sandberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Jeronimo Txatxu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BuanaRaya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 12 minutes into the game, Grigoris Katsafanas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tobias Sandberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tobias Sandberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iago Romero went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tobias Sandberg came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by BuanaRaya's Iago Romero. But to his dismay, Iago Romero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After a rather tough play, REAL SUOMI CF's Fabinho Silveira got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Jack Offer hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Tobias Sandberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Katsafanas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Grigoris Katsafanas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tobias Sandberg. REAL SUOMI CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grigoris Katsafanas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. When BuanaRaya's Grigoris Katsafanas in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye REAL SUOMI CF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 46th minute, Grigoris Katsafanas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BuanaRaya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Grigoris Katsafanas made the kick off in the second half. Iago Romero scored 0-7 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tobias Sandberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, BuanaRaya's Iago Romero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tobias Sandberg. Tobias Sandberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. 60 minutes into the game, Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tobias Sandberg. Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Tobias Sandberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoris Katsafanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Suki Sapulette received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tobias Sandberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Suki Sapulette slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 66th minute. BuanaRaya made a substitution. Dagoberto Furlan replaced Gerard Pique. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksi Lindström in the 73rd minute of play forced BuanaRaya's goalkeeper Cătălin Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Jeronimo Txatxu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tobias Sandberg. The goal made the score 0-14. When Grigoris Katsafanas came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the BuanaRaya 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 Grigoris Katsafanas couldn't finish the play. In the 86th match minute, REAL SUOMI CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Simonsson to maneuver through the defense. After 87 minutes, Grigoris Katsafanas made it 0-15 with a short kick to the right side. REAL SUOMI CF's Tobias Sandberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 90th minute, BuanaRaya's Suki Sapulette dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-16. A collision led to BuanaRaya getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fahl De Ligt hit a great ball. Tobias Sandberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Txatxu in the 96th minute of the match. BuanaRaya played a much better game than REAL SUOMI CF and deserved their victory. The REAL SUOMI CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.