World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Kristian Brodin made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Degerfors IF booed when Albertus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Knops didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Morgan Hansson got a free kick in the 8th minute. Kristian Brodin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dolf Robbermond read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. A hard shot 25 in the game by Kristian Brodin from a close distance when the talented Dolf Robbermond managed to make a qualified save. Albertus FC's players were relieved. If Kristian Brodin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Reintjes made in the 35th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Joakim Siggesson immediately put the ball in play. The audience was convinced that Hans-Cees Ricksen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Sandberg was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Kristian Brodin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Dolf Robbermond skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 39th minute of the match Degerfors IF got a corner. Albertus FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonard Christoffersson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristian Brodin got free with Dolf Robbermond in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hans-Cees Ricksen to make the kick off. The supporters of Albertus FC booed when Degerfors IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfredo Laffitte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dolf Robbermond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Åberg in the 54th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Albertus FC got a freekick which was hit by Rolf Korevaar. In the 59th minute Kristian Brodin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dolf Robbermond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Teo Reintjes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Albertus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Degerfors IF the free kick. After a rather tough play, Albertus FC's Teo Reintjes got a free kick in the 64th minute. Karel Veenker made in the 65th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Joakim Siggesson. In the 68th match minute, Degerfors IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per Åberg to maneuver through the defense. If Kristian Brodin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Per Åberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Degerfors IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Per Åberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dolf Robbermond breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Albertus FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tomas van Diemen hit a great ball. Dolf Robbermond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristian Brodin's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Albertus FC's Jan Knops got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Brodin in the 91st minute of play forced Albertus FC's goalkeeper Dolf Robbermond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Degerfors IF were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Albertus FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonard Christoffersson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Leonard Christoffersson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dolf Robbermond quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Albertus FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Degerfors IF from taking control. The game ends in a draw.