World League

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Ritchie Pastor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 3rd minute of play. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Roman in the 8th minute of play. Claes Caspersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natal Quintanilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Walery Roman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Caspersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valter Mellin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie Pastor having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Sivert Nord hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goal looked a bit too open when Natal Quintanilla came free, but Claes Caspersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. la Conarda C.F.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frechoso Molina in the 23rd minute. The corner ended in Frechoso Molina almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson did a great save. In the 29th minute, Frechoso Molina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claes Caspersson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Roman in the 35th minute of play. Claes Caspersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walery Roman in the 39th minute of play. Fredrik Fors could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Ritchie Pastor made a huge save. The Cheetah Team players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. la Conarda C.F. were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dick Forssell made a kick off. If Quirce Cano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frechoso Molina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Claes Caspersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claes Caspersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Natal Quintanilla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 56 minute of play. The supporters of la Conarda C.F. booed when Cheetah Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tim Askberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes in the game Apolo Incera did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Rodrigo Moreno. After a rather tough play, Cheetah Team's Sivert Nord got a free kick in the 64th minute. The long shot by Frechoso Molina in the 65th minute really tested Claes Caspersson's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of la Conarda C.F. booed when Cheetah Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Mellin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claes Caspersson made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Walery Roman sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, la Conarda C.F.'s Walery Roman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Claes Caspersson. Claes Caspersson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. 73 minutes into the game, la Conarda C.F.'s Walery Roman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claes Caspersson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Ritchie Pastor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dick Forssell in the 78th minute of play. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind la Conarda C.F.'s goalkeeper Ritchie Pastor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Egon Ahlbom hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Telo Nunez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Caspersson having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Telo Nunez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Claes Caspersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natal Quintanilla in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched la Conarda C.F. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.