World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Donnelly kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Övertorneå RK's Niclas Jakobsson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Le Petit was left in no man's land by his defense there! When TibaDons's John Donnelly in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Övertorneå RK's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Niclas Jakobsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pepe Le Petit was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Niclas Jakobsson sped through TibaDons's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pepe Le Petit. 16 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Niclas Jakobsson came free, but Pepe Le Petit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Niclas Jakobsson made a precise shot to the right of Pepe Le Petit. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 20th match minute, TibaDons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marek Sykes to maneuver through the defense. TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Jakobsson in the 25th minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Niclas Jakobsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Övertorneå RK's Christer Ahlgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Övertorneå RK from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Jakobsson in the 39th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Övertorneå RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilhelm Trulsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pepe Le Petit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tage Falk made a kick off. TibaDons's Pierce Gerrard got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pepe Le Petit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niclas Jakobsson in the 63rd minute of the match. Pepe Le Petit made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Niclas Jakobsson sent off a good shot on target. Övertorneå RK's David Oleary was substituted for Michael Åkerström. Övertorneå RK's August Bergendahl was substituted for Kurt-Jürgen Kurri. Niclas Jakobsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pepe Le Petit. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niclas Jakobsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Pepe Le Petit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niclas Jakobsson in the 77th minute of the match. Henning Björk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Pepe Le Petit made a huge save. Övertorneå RK's Allan Pettersson was substituted for Niclas Jakobsson. In the 82nd minute Övertorneå RK were awarded a corner. Vilhelm Trulsson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Övertorneå RK's Claes Sjögren getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit got control of the ball when Tage Falk tried to sneak it across the goal line. John Donnelly took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christer Ahlgren. Christer Ahlgren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. With a little luck, TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit got control of the ball when Tage Falk tried to sneak it across the goal line.