League

Optical Arena
Spectators: 8028 (Terracing: 6015, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 168) DIF LEEDS BK's Silviu Novac 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. When Mei Jie Feng fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DIF LEEDS BK's protests and gave Mei Jie Feng a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Mei Jie Feng. Hayri Kainat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Novac in the 13th minute of play. Brazilio Butt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Tanek Bobrowski. Hayri Kainat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Novac in the 21st minute of the match. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silviu Novac in the 23rd minute of play. Ronny Mickelsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Brazilio Butt made a huge save. Steevy Springfält's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Brazilio Butt firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edwin Browald in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brazilio Butt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to DIF LEEDS BK getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Dan Verhoeven hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silviu Novac in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hayri Kainat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Silviu Novac put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Hayri Kainat. In the 47th match minute, DIF LEEDS BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silviu Novac to maneuver through the defense. The Illusion FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. DIF LEEDS BK were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when German Cano made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Browald in the 54th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, DIF LEEDS BK's Hayri Kainat threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Silviu Novac, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 63rd minute DIF LEEDS BK were awarded a corner. Mei Jie Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Cano in the 66th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Ni Kun Jian. DIF LEEDS BK's Jörgen Beckman was substituted for Ranko Živković. A collision led to DIF LEEDS BK getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ni Kun Jian hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Illusion FC's Yngve Ferm in action when he in the 70th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Östen Hedin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hayri Kainat was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tanek Bobrowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 77 minute of play. German Cano scored 1-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brazilio Butt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute German Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steevy Springfält in the 90th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.