World League

Fast Show Arena
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Fabich started the match with the kick off. Rikhard Elomo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehis Nugin having to interfere. Mehis Nugin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Heino Helkamo went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 8 minutes into the game, Palloketut's Voitto Nyrhinen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mehis Nugin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The corner ended in Ali Ruohiainen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gasca Nebuna's Mehis Nugin did a great save. Mehis Nugin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Fabich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabin Bălcescu charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabin Bălcescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes Gasca Nebuna got a freekick which was hit by Sabin Bălcescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikhard Elomo in the 18th minute of play forced Gasca Nebuna's goalkeeper Mehis Nugin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehis Nugin made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Rikhard Elomo sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Palloketut's Heino Helkamo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mehis Nugin. That made the score 3-0 after 30 minutes of play. Gasca Nebuna's Mehis Nugin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heino Helkamo in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes Gasca Nebuna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ali Ruohiainen who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Palloketut's Toni Fabich to fire away a dangerous shot which Mehis Nugin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mehis Nugin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heino Helkamo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Toni Fabich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gasca Nebuna's Sabin Bălcescu got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Sabin Bălcescu off the ground. After 44 minutes of play, Palloketut's Rikhard Elomo made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehis Nugin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Doğuş Turabi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. In the 49th match minute, Palloketut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğuş Turabi to maneuver through the defense. In the 50th minute Kenton Mercure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Chong Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 温超适 made a kick off. Rikhard Elomo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehis Nugin having to interfere. Mehis Nugin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Voitto Nyrhinen in the 55th minute of play. If Rikhard Elomo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 67 minutes, Rikhard Elomo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palloketut's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rikhard Elomo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 温超适 during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gasca Nebuna's 温超适 got a free kick in the 68th minute. After some careless play in the Gasca Nebuna defense, Heino Helkamo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehis Nugin. The Gasca Nebuna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehis Nugin should have stopped the shot. Rikhard Elomo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Voitto Nyrhinen in the 74th minute of play forced Gasca Nebuna's goalkeeper Mehis Nugin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brent Goldsmith during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Brent Goldsmith hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Brent Goldsmith kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Gasca Nebuna's Mehis Nugin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Voitto Nyrhinen in the 78th minute of play. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Rikhard Elomo got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 6-0. 79 minutes into the match. Mehis Nugin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heino Helkamo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Heino Helkamo scored 7-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehis Nugin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rikhard Elomo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehis Nugin having to interfere. Mehis Nugin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Voitto Nyrhinen in the 91st minute of the match. After 92 minutes, Voitto Nyrhinen made it 8-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gasca Nebuna's Mehis Nugin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Erenay Acarsoy kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Palloketut made a substitution. Aapo Piispa replaced Romelu Lukaku. A collision led to Gasca Nebuna getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Erenay Acarsoy hit a great ball. Mehis Nugin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Voitto Nyrhinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Voitto Nyrhinen hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. Palloketut's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.