World League

JET-Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Sjötorp IF's Décio Rola started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes JET-M got a freekick which was hit by Mark Bloom. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ivan Haglund's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roger Fagrell firmly grabbed it by the left post. Sjötorp IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zeng Chao Zhen in the 15th minute. Décio Rola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikifor Vekov having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Sjötorp IF's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Bloom came free, but Roger Fagrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Mark Bloom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Fagrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sjötorp IF's Roger Fagrell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Sjötorp IF from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Ivan Haglund took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Roger Fagrell to make any attempt to save it. Ivan Haglund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The wind increased when Mark Bloom made the kick off in the second half. Allan Ahlberg charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Ahlberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Șerban Chirițescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roger Fagrell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. When JET-M's Mark Bloom in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sjötorp IF's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Ivan Haglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roger Fagrell was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Liang in the 57th minute of play forced Sjötorp IF's goalkeeper Roger Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. JET-M's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Șerban Chirițescu in the 59th minute. Décio Rola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikifor Vekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Nikifor Vekov made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Décio Rola sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Sjötorp IF's Sebastian Qvarnström got a free kick in the 74th minute. JET-M made a substitution. Delyan Temelyotev replaced Bozhko Staevski. After 75 played minutes Sjötorp IF got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Qvarnström. Zhuang Yi Chang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Fagrell having to interfere. Mark Bloom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Fagrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Bloom, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. JET-M were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Sjötorp IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Șerban Chirițescu took the corner. If Mark Bloom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sjötorp IF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.