World League

TOYMPA
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Casper Vallengren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Buksvinens IF's Andreas Rydberg got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Wladyslaw Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Rydberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Andreas Rydberg sped through PAOK FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wladyslaw Brudzisz. In the 10thth minute of the game Ermis Zacharatos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buksvinens IF's Mats Josefsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Rydberg in the 12th minute of play forced PAOK FC's goalkeeper Wladyslaw Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theofilos Vrochopoulos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Wladyslaw Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Vallengren, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Andreas Rydberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wladyslaw Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mats Josefsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermis Zacharatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Kostas Lemonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wladyslaw Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Beckman in the 24th minute of the match. Wladyslaw Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Vallengren in the 31st minute of play. Bertil Månsson hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. When Bertil Månsson fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buksvinens IF's protests and gave Bertil Månsson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Buksvinens IF getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Bertil Månsson hit a great ball. Mats Josefsson acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 35th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Vrasidas Kozirakis. Ermis Zacharatos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Mats Josefsson made a huge save. Wladyslaw Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Rydberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Wladyslaw Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Rydberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Buksvinens IF were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ermis Zacharatos made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Buksvinens IF's Felix Fredriksson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wladyslaw Brudzisz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 59th minute, Leo Beckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermis Zacharatos in the 64th minute of play forced Buksvinens IF's goalkeeper Mats Josefsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ermis Zacharatos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mats Josefsson was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 72nd minute, Ermis Zacharatos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mats Josefsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Jim Stenman put in a rough tackle. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Buksvinens IF! Mats Josefsson came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by PAOK FC's Nikos Kaklamanos. But to his dismay, Nikos Kaklamanos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Ermis Zacharatos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mats Josefsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Lemonis in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Buksvinens IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikos Kaklamanos was slow to take the kick. During this time PAOK FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Sotiris Vourtzoumis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Buksvinens IF's Mats Josefsson did a great save. Mats Josefsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Vourtzoumis in the 87th minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Buksvinens IF got a freekick which was hit by Klara Haeger. Mats Josefsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermis Zacharatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, PAOK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Beckman came free, but Wladyslaw Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buksvinens IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Casper Vallengren in the 92nd minute. Leo Beckman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Wladyslaw Brudzisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Rydberg charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Rydberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Buksvinens IF's Andreas Rydberg got a free kick in the 97th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.