World League

Baltic Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zbigniew Hatman made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Hatman in the 4th minute of play forced Kolsva FK's goalkeeper Niclas Vennerdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kacper Plucinik scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niclas Vennerdal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kolsva FK's Niclas Vennerdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Hatman in the 10th minute of play. Kolsva FK were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jack Bengtsson took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Wiktor Nyberg managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Grzegorz Knopek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivar Persson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Persson in the 22nd minute of play forced KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's goalkeeper Grzegorz Knopek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivar Persson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grzegorz Knopek having to interfere. If Ivar Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Persson in the 27th minute of play forced KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's goalkeeper Grzegorz Knopek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. You Chen Yuan charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed You Chen Yuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kolsva FK booed when KKPN Baltyk Koszalin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. You Chen Yuan didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivar Persson was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, KKPN Baltyk Koszalin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacek Dombrowski to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leif Hedman during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leif Hedman hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ivar Persson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kolsva FK's Niclas Vennerdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Plucinik in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, Kolsva FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Bengtsson to maneuver through the defense. Niclas Vennerdal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Hatman in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Kacper Plucinik made a precise shot to the right of Niclas Vennerdal. Kolsva FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbigniew Hatman in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niclas Vennerdal saved Kolsva FK from getting behind. Niclas Vennerdal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Dombrowski in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Georg Alebom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolsva FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Georg Alebom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grzegorz Knopek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kolsva FK! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for KKPN Baltyk Koszalin. Andrzej Lodowy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Niclas Vennerdal. 3-0. In the 91st match minute, Kolsva FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evert Fanström to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ivar Persson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolsva FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivar Persson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grzegorz Knopek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Zbigniew Hatman came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the KKPN Baltyk Koszalin 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 Zbigniew Hatman couldn't finish the play.