World League

Kjöligruben Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 2nd minute, Nacho Zafirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to The Skates getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gustav Hybbert hit a great ball. Cheng Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Hybbert in the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Skates's Jan-Åke Wennerquist got a free kick in the 12th minute. Simen Figenschou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Jan Zorge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Jaen during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anselmo Jaen hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jan Zorge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Sakshaug, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Anselmo Jaen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilhelm Karlstedt in the 29th minute of play forced team pollen's goalkeeper Cheng Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Nacho Zafirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the game, Gustav Hybbert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cheng Qiang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Eklund in the 38th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anselmo Jaen in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Zorge saved The Skates from getting behind. In the 42nd minute, Trym Jønsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Degas charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Degas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jan Zorge made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Anselmo Jaen sent off a good shot on target. 47 minutes into the match, team pollen's goal looked a bit too open when Gustav Hybbert came free, but Cheng Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Anselmo Jaen made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute team pollen were awarded a corner. Rafa Figueiredo went to the cornerflag to take it. Fredrik Aalvik made a great header on team pollen's corner, it was just that The Skates's Jan Zorge managed to reach the ball for a save. Jan Zorge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anselmo Jaen's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Gustav Hybbert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Cheng Qiang made a huge save. Jan Zorge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Jaen, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, team pollen's goalkeeper Cheng Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustav Hybbert. Cheng Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustav Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The Skates's Jan Zorge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Aalvik in the 67th minute of play. Jan Zorge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Jaen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Stokkeland hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, The Skates's Vilhelm Karlstedt got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustav Hybbert in the 81st minute of play forced team pollen's goalkeeper Cheng Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dennis Stokkeland hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Albert Sakshaug came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the team pollen 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 Albert Sakshaug couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Aalvik in the 88th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jan Zorge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cheng Qiang made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Gustav Hybbert sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Skates eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.