From: Timo Ojala <skidi@ee.oulu.fi>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:27:39 +0200 (EET)
Subject: [WEFS] WC - Day #2 Group A Matches

WC - Day #2 Group A Matches
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1  CRO - USA
2  FIN - SWE

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*** WORLD CUP  MATCH REPORT ***

Day #02:  Croatia (#3 seed) (#3 in A)  vs  Team USA (#1 seed) (#1 in A)

65254 fans showed up to WEFS Ground

Match seed: 62940

Starting lineups
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CRO (O)
Coach  Volker Dyken
GK   3790 Weather Conditions   FOL  
DF   4132 Felipe Massa         FOL  
DF   4133 Lewis Hamilton       FOL  
DF   4134 Fernando Alonso      FOL  
DF   4485 Sebastian Vettel     FOL  
DF   3604 DriveWith TankTubeOn FOL  
MF   4484 Jenson Button        FOL  
MF   3936 Kimi Raikkonen       FOL  
MF   3082 Jim Reisman          FOL  
FW   4279 Withdraw RuleChanges FOL  
FW   3292 The RedOne           FOL  

S1   3603 Conference Room      FOL  
S2   3291 Buy NewParts         FOL  
S3   3605 RateOf Mistakes      FOL  
S4   4060 Nick Heidfeld        FOL  
S5   3290 lap0 p0              FOL  


USA (B)
Coach  Six guys named Moe
GK   4124 Cheesebur Paradise   PDX  
DF   3964 Rob Balls            WAC  
DF   4106 Hardy Tack           WAC  
MF   4126 Emma Star            WAC  
MF   4144 Commuter Parking     RDR  
MF   3962 Lou Gehrig           VER  
MF   4006 Dienekes Spartiakes  MMO  
MF   3950 Retep Nysila         PDX  
MF   3805 Jimmy Thach          VER  
FW   4141 Pretty Ryssa         MMO  
FW   3798 Andrew Goal          PDX  

S1   4125 Brown_LA Haze        PDX  
S2   4095 Tatung Boy           PDX  
S3   3965 Ron Wild             WAC  
S4   3997 Elder MourningMist   MMO  


Officials from Italy:
	referee      Pierluigi Collina
	assistant referee #1  Mauro Fiori
	assistant referee #2  Maurizio Padovan


Chronology for the match:

Min   1: Pheeeep! Referee Collina signals the kick-off!

Min   1: Lewis Hamilton (CRO DF) pushes forward.

Min   1: Jim Reisman (CRO MF) pushes forward.

Min   1: Dienekes Spartiakes (USA MF) pushes forward.

Min   1: Retep Nysila (USA MF) drops back.

Min   1: Jimmy Thach (USA MF) pushes forward.

Min   1: Pretty Ryssa (USA FW) drops back.

Min   1: Andrew Goal (USA FW) drops back.

Min   2: Commuter Parking (USA MF) elbows Felipe Massa ... 
         ... referee Collina shows Parking a yellow card!

Min   6: USA win an indirect free kick, which is taken by Dienekes Spartiakes ...
         ... the cross finds Andrew Goal, whose mediocre chance ...
         ... assistant referee Fiori judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min   7: Jenson Button (CRO MF) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ...
         ... 7 cans of cool spray get him back to the field.

Min   9: CRO excellent shot by Withdraw RuleChanges ...
         ... is tipped over the bar by GK Cheesebur Paradise!

Min  11: USA decent effort by Emma Star ...
         ... is punted upfield by DF Lewis Hamilton!

Min  14: USA mediocre long-range shot by Hardy Tack ...
         ... assistant referee Fiori judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  15: USA decent header by Lou Gehrig ...
         ... assistant referee Fiori judges the play to be marginally offside!

Min  16: Rob Balls (USA DF) easily intercepts a pass from Jim Reisman (CRO MF).

Min  17: CRO good attempt by Jim Reisman ...
         ... is easily controlled by DF Rob Balls!

Min  19: Kimi Raikkonen (CRO MF) is just tackled by Rob Balls (USA DF).

Min  20: CRO good long-range shot by The RedOne ...
         ... dips over the bar!

Min  25: CRO excellent long-range shot by Fernando Alonso ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  25: Jim Reisman (CRO MF) makes a foul inside the penalty box ... 
         ... referee Collina awards USA a penalty kick!
         ... Dienekes Spartiakes takes the kick ...
         ... the shot goes in off the post! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  CRO 0  -  USA 1

Min  25: Jimmy Thach (USA MF) goes down inside CRO's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Collina waves play on.

Min  29: USA decent chance by Lou Gehrig ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by DF Lewis Hamilton!

Min  31: USA mediocre chance by Commuter Parking ...
         ... assistant referee Fiori judges the play to be barely offside!

Min  32: CRO excellent long shot by Lewis Hamilton ...
         ... is fisted away by GK Cheesebur Paradise!

Min  36: USA mediocre long-range shot by Rob Balls ...
         ... clips the post!

Min  37: CRO good attempt by Jim Reisman ...
         ... is easily controlled by MF Emma Star!

Min  38: USA decent long-range shot by Commuter Parking ...
         ... is punted upfield by DF Fernando Alonso!

Min  42: Sebastian Vettel (CRO DF) handles the ball just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Collina awards USA a direct free kick!
         ... Dienekes Spartiakes takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is tipped over the bar by GK Weather Conditions!

Min  44: CRO excellent chance by Withdraw RuleChanges ...
         ... is blasted home! GOAL!!!
         ... Kimi Raikkonen is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  CRO 1  -  USA 1

Min  46: USA decent shot by Dienekes Spartiakes ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by DF Fernando Alonso!

Min  46: USA decent effort by Jimmy Thach ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Weather Conditions!

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Collina signals the end of the first half!

Half-time score:  CRO 1  -  USA 1  [ 5  -  6 (1 fk  1 pk) ]

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Collina gets the second half on the way!

Min  46: Rob Balls (USA DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Tatung Boy enters the field.

Min  46: Dienekes Spartiakes (USA MF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Brown_LA Haze enters the field.

Min  46: Andrew Goal (USA FW) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Ron Wild enters the field.

Min  50: CRO excellent long shot by Lewis Hamilton ...
         ... is drilled low into the goal! GOAL!!!
         ... Kimi Raikkonen is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  CRO 2  -  USA 1

Min  50: CRO adopts stalling tactic.

Min  50: Lewis Hamilton (CRO DF) positions normally.

Min  50: Jenson Button (CRO MF) drops back.

Min  50: Kimi Raikkonen (CRO MF) drops back.

Min  50: Jim Reisman (CRO MF) drops back.

Min  50: Jim Reisman (CRO MF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Conference Room enters the field.

Min  50: Withdraw RuleChanges (CRO FW) drops back.

Min  50: The RedOne (CRO FW) drops back.

Min  51: Conference Room (CRO MF) switches to play DF.

Min  55: USA hopeless long-range shot by Commuter Parking ...
         ... clips the bar!

Min  58: Withdraw RuleChanges (CRO FW) just manages to intercept a pass from Brown_LA Haze (USA MF).

Min  65: CRO mediocre long-range shot by The RedOne ...
         ... is easily controlled by MF Brown_LA Haze!

Min  65: USA hopeless volley by Brown_LA Haze ...
         ... is punted upfield by MF Kimi Raikkonen!

Min  65: USA win a corner kick, which is taken by Brown_LA Haze ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Pretty Ryssa, whose hopeless effort ...
         ... is turned onto the bar by GK Weather Conditions!

Min  65: Brown_LA Haze (USA MF) is clumsily tackled by Lewis Hamilton (CRO DF).

Min  65: Commuter Parking (USA MF) commits a foul, ruining the attack!

Min  70: Jimmy Thach (USA MF) makes a foul inside the penalty box ... 
         ... referee Collina awards CRO a penalty kick!
         ... Kimi Raikkonen takes the kick ...
         ... the shot is scrambled around the post by GK Cheesebur Paradise!

Min  71: Commuter Parking (USA MF) dives just outside CRO's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Collina stunns the crowd by awarding USA a direct free kick!
         ... Brown_LA Haze takes the kick ...
         ... the shot easily passes the keeper! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  CRO 2  -  USA 2

Min  71: CRO starts playing opportunistic.

Min  71: Lewis Hamilton (CRO DF) pushes forward.

Min  71: Jenson Button (CRO MF) positions normally.

Min  71: Kimi Raikkonen (CRO MF) positions normally.

Min  71: Withdraw RuleChanges (CRO FW) positions normally.

Min  71: The RedOne (CRO FW) positions normally.

Min  75: CRO good long-range shot by DriveWith TankTubeOn ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Cheesebur Paradise!

Min  78: Hardy Tack (USA DF) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as pulled muscle ...
         ... Hardy Tack is helped out of the pitch ...
         ... recovery of 3 weeks is expected.

Min  82: USA really difficult long-range shot by Jimmy Thach ...
         ... is fisted away by GK Weather Conditions!

Min  83: CRO good volley by Withdraw RuleChanges ...
         ... is knocked to a teammate by MF Emma Star!

Min  84: USA really difficult volley by Commuter Parking ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Weather Conditions!

Min  85: USA really difficult volley by Tatung Boy ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by DF Felipe Massa!

Min  86: CRO good long shot by Lewis Hamilton ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  90: DriveWith TankTubeOn (CRO DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Buy NewParts enters the field.

Min  90: The RedOne (CRO FW) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Nick Heidfeld enters the field.

Min  92: USA decent volley by Emma Star ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by DF Sebastian Vettel!

Min  92: USA mediocre long-range shot by Commuter Parking ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  94: Lewis Hamilton (CRO DF) trips Retep Nysila just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Collina awards USA a direct free kick!
         ... Brown_LA Haze takes the kick ...
         ... the shot bursts the net! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  CRO 2  -  USA 3

Min  94: Pheeeep! Referee Collina blows the final whistle!


Final score:  CRO 2  -  USA 3

Game summary (lineups at the end of game):
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CRO vs USA:  2 - 3  [ 8 (1 pk)  -  11 (3 fk  1 pk) ]

CRO (O)
GK   Weather Conditions             (-3:0 0 0 5)
DF   Felipe Massa                   (0:0 0 1 0)
DF > Lewis Hamilton                 (1:3 0 2 0)
DF   Fernando Alonso                (0:1 0 2 0)
DF   Conference Room                (0:0 0 0 0) entered @50 
DF   Buy NewParts                   (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 
DF   Sebastian Vettel               (0:0 0 1 0)
DF   DriveWith TankTubeOn           (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @90 
MF   Jenson Button                  (0:0 0 0 0)
MF   Kimi Raikkonen                 (0:1 2 1 0)
MF < Jim Reisman                    (0:0 0 0 0) subbed @50 
FW   Withdraw RuleChanges           (1:2 0 0 0)
FW   The RedOne                     (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @90 
FW   Nick Heidfeld                  (0:0 0 0 0) entered @90 


USA (B)
GK   Cheesebur Paradise             (-2:0 0 0 4)
DF   Rob Balls                      (0:1 0 1 0) subbed @46 
DF   Tatung Boy                     (0:0 0 0 0) entered @46 
DF   Hardy Tack                     (0:1 0 0 0) inj @78 pulled muscle
MF   Emma Star                      (0:0 0 2 0)
MF   Commuter Parking               (0:4 0 0 0) YC 
MF   Brown_LA Haze                  (2:2 0 1 0) entered @46 
MF   Lou Gehrig                     (0:1 0 0 0)
MF > Dienekes Spartiakes            (1:2 0 0 0) subbed @46 
MF < Retep Nysila                   (0:0 0 0 0)
MF > Jimmy Thach                    (0:2 0 0 0)
FW < Pretty Ryssa                   (0:1 0 0 0)
FW   Ron Wild                       (0:0 0 0 0) entered @46 
FW < Andrew Goal                    (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @46 


Three stars of the match are:
   ***  USA  MF  B. Haze
    **  CRO  DF  L. Hamilton
     *  CRO  MF  K. Raikkonen

Offsides:  CRO:  0      USA:  4


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*** WORLD CUP  MATCH REPORT ***

Day #02:  Finland (#4 seed) (#4 in A)  vs  Sverige (#2 seed) (#2 in A)

60255 fans showed up to WEFS Ground

Match seed: 85630

Starting lineups
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FIN
Coach  Jussi Haukioja
GK   4055 Perfect Pitch        MEX  
SW   4138 Stupid Song          MEX  
DF   4491 Jet Lagged           MEX  
DF   4540 Dry Lips             MEX  
DF   4420 Tired Lips           MEX  
MF   4265 Wrong Mouthpiece     MEX  
MF < 4245 Wrong Horn           MEX  
MF   3795 Outta Practice       MEX  
FW   4603 TooMuch Travel       MEX  
FW < 4139 Lousy Amp            MEX  
FW   4212 Too Early            MEX  

S1   3828 Hate Music           MEX  
S2   3493 Sleep Deprived       MEX  
S3   3569 Outta Tune           MEX  


SWE (B)
Coach  Chanro Bocagu
GK   4114 Sookie Stackhouse    FSC  
DF   4280 Clayton Danvers      FSC  
DF   4380 De Laet              NH   
MF < 4113 Quentin Scott        FCB  
MF   3937 Casper Ghost         FSC  
MF   3938 Angua Werewolf       FSC  
MF   3794 Michael Carrick      NH   
MF   3776 Sir Rheneas          FSC  
MF < 3607 Sergei Voshkov       FSC  
FW   4522 Federico Macheda     NH   
FW   3934 Dennis Quarlow       FCB  

S1   4112 Vuk Gaskovic         FCB  
S2   4281 Henry Fitzroy        FSC  
S3   4432 Franz Joicens        FCB  
S4   3935 Werner Nilemau       FCB  
S5   4278 Evgenni Waltrnik     FCB  


Officials from Germany:
	referee      Hellmut Krug
	assistant referee #1  Bernd Kuhn
	assistant referee #2  Hans Wolf


Chronology for the match:

Min   1: Pheeeep! Referee Krug signals the kick-off!

Min   4: SWE promising attempt by Sir Rheneas ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by DF Tired Lips!

Min   4: Outta Practice (FIN MF) is firmly stopped by Angua Werewolf (SWE MF).

Min   5: SWE promising long shot by Clayton Danvers ...
         ... blazes wide of goal!

Min   5: FIN promising long-range shot by Lousy Amp ...
         ... is smothered by GK Sookie Stackhouse!

Min   9: FIN good long-range shot by Too Early ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Angua Werewolf!

Min  10: Stupid Song (FIN SW) handles the ball just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Krug awards SWE a direct free kick!
         ... Angua Werewolf takes the kick ...
         ... the shot misses by a whisker!

Min  11: SWE promising long-range shot by Sergei Voshkov ...
         ... flies a couple of yards wide!

Min  14: Michael Carrick (SWE MF) is clumsily tackled by Wrong Mouthpiece (FIN MF).

Min  15: SWE good header by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... is saved acrobatically by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  21: SWE decent shot by Federico Macheda ...
         ... is headed clear by SW Stupid Song!

Min  21: FIN promising effort by Wrong Mouthpiece ...
         ... clips the bar!

Min  25: De Laet (SWE DF) deliberately handles the ball ... 
         ... referee Krug shows Laet a yellow card!

Min  26: Tired Lips (FIN DF) dives just outside SWE's penalty box ... 
         ... referee Krug waves play on.

Min  28: FIN good chance by Outta Practice ...
         ... just misses the right hand post!

Min  29: FIN good header by Wrong Mouthpiece ...
         ... is calmly cleared by MF Sir Rheneas!

Min  32: SWE decent volley by Casper Ghost ...
         ... is turned onto the post by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  33: FIN promising long-range shot by Dry Lips ...
         ... is saved easily by GK Sookie Stackhouse!

Min  33: SWE promising volley by Casper Ghost ...
         ... is blocked in the last second by DF Tired Lips!

Min  34: Federico Macheda (SWE FW) punches Outta Practice ... 
         ... referee Krug shows Macheda a yellow card!

Min  36: SWE promising long-range shot by Michael Carrick ...
         ... is smothered by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  38: SWE win a corner kick, which is taken by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... the cross finds Quentin Scott, whose decent attempt ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  43: SWE decent volley by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... just beats the keeper's fingertips! GOAL!!!
         ... score now:  FIN 0  -  SWE 1

Min  43: Lousy Amp (FIN FW) positions normally.

Min  46: SWE decent shot by Michael Carrick ...
         ... flies a couple of yards wide!

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Krug signals the end of the first half!

Half-time score:  FIN 0  -  SWE 1  [ 4  -  8 (1 fk) ]

Manager Chanro Bocagu shouts orders in SWE's locker room ...
  MF Casper Ghost drops back.
  MF Angua Werewolf drops back.
  MF Michael Carrick drops back.
  MF Sir Rheneas drops back.
  he wants to sub out MF Sergei Voshkov ...
	Sergei Voshkov goes to shower and Henry Fitzroy takes his place.
  FW Federico Macheda drops back.
  he wants to sub out FW Dennis Quarlow ...
	Dennis Quarlow goes to shower and Werner Nilemau takes his place.

Min  46: Pheeeep! Referee Krug gets the second half on the way!

Min  46: Henry Fitzroy (SWE MF) drops back.

Min  47: Jet Lagged (FIN DF) handles the ball just outside the box ... 
         ... referee Krug awards SWE a direct free kick!
         ... Angua Werewolf takes the kick ...
         ... the shot just misses the left hand post!

Min  48: SWE mediocre long-range shot by Quentin Scott ...
         ... is smothered by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  49: SWE win a corner kick, which is taken by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... the cross is deflected to Werner Nilemau, whose mediocre chance ...
         ... is held comfortably by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  51: FIN promising volley by Lousy Amp ...
         ... grazes the woodwork!

Min  51: SWE mediocre shot by Federico Macheda ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by MF Wrong Mouthpiece!

Min  52: Stupid Song (FIN SW) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ...
         ... 9 cans of cool spray get him back to the field.

Min  54: SWE difficult volley by Michael Carrick ...
         ... is punted upfield by DF Jet Lagged!

Min  55: FIN decent header by Wrong Horn ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Michael Carrick!

Min  59: SWE mediocre header by Michael Carrick ...
         ... clips the bar!

Min  61: Angua Werewolf (SWE MF) forces a bad pass from Wrong Mouthpiece (FIN MF).

Min  63: Casper Ghost (SWE MF) elbows TooMuch Travel ... 
         ... referee Krug shows Ghost a yellow card!

Min  64: Clayton Danvers (SWE DF) is told to sub out ...
         ... he walks off the pitch ...
         ... Vuk Gaskovic enters the field.

Min  69: TooMuch Travel (FIN FW) just manages to intercept a pass from Michael Carrick (SWE MF).

Min  70: FIN decent shot by Lousy Amp ...
         ... is punted upfield by MF Casper Ghost!

Min  70: FIN begins pressing forward.

Min  70: SWE starts playing opportunistic.

Min  70: Werner Nilemau (SWE FW) drops back.

Min  71: SWE promising attempt by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... is hastily hoofed clear by SW Stupid Song!

Min  72: FIN difficult effort by TooMuch Travel ...
         ... assistant referee Kuhn judges the play to be just offside!

Min  73: Perfect Pitch (FIN GK) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as bruised thigh ...
         ... 5 cans of cool spray get him back to the field.

Min  73: TooMuch Travel (FIN FW) goes down injured ...
         ... diagnosed as twisted ankle ...
         ... 14 rolls of tape get him back to the field.

Min  78: SWE decent chance by Henry Fitzroy ...
         ... is saved acrobatically by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  82: SWE good attempt by Angua Werewolf ...
         ... is unstoppable! GOAL!!!
         ... Michael Carrick is credited with the assist.
         ... score now:  FIN 0  -  SWE 2

Min  82: FIN difficult effort by Too Early ...
         ... is headed clear by MF Michael Carrick!

Min  82: FIN discards their tactics.

Min  83: FIN really difficult long-range shot by Too Early ...
         ... swerves well away from the goal!

Min  84: SWE difficult attempt by Werner Nilemau ...
         ... is headed clear by DF Jet Lagged!

Min  84: TooMuch Travel (FIN FW) commits a foul, ruining the attack!

Min  85: SWE mediocre long-range shot by Casper Ghost ...
         ... is smothered by GK Perfect Pitch!

Min  92: Federico Macheda (SWE FW) is pushed aside by Jet Lagged (FIN DF).

Min  94: FIN really difficult long-range shot by Stupid Song ...
         ... is well wide!

Min  94: Pheeeep! Referee Krug blows the final whistle!


Final score:  FIN 0  -  SWE 2

Game summary (lineups at the end of game):
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FIN vs SWE:  0 - 2  [ 8  -  14 (2 fk) ]

FIN
GK   Perfect Pitch                  (-2:0 0 0 7)
SW   Stupid Song                    (0:1 0 2 0)
DF   Jet Lagged                     (0:0 0 2 0)
DF   Dry Lips                       (0:1 0 0 0)
DF   Tired Lips                     (0:0 0 2 0)
MF   Wrong Mouthpiece               (0:1 0 1 0)
MF < Wrong Horn                     (0:0 0 0 0)
MF   Outta Practice                 (0:1 0 0 0)
FW   TooMuch Travel                 (0:1 0 0 0)
FW   Lousy Amp                      (0:2 0 0 0)
FW   Too Early                      (0:1 0 0 0)


SWE (O)
GK   Sookie Stackhouse              (0:0 0 0 2)
DF   Clayton Danvers                (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @64 
DF   De Laet                        (0:0 0 0 0) YC 
DF   Vuk Gaskovic                   (0:0 0 0 0) entered @64 
MF < Henry Fitzroy                  (0:1 0 0 0) entered @45 
MF < Quentin Scott                  (0:2 0 0 0)
MF < Casper Ghost                   (0:2 0 1 0) YC 
MF < Angua Werewolf                 (2:5 0 1 0)
MF < Michael Carrick                (0:3 1 2 0)
MF < Sir Rheneas                    (0:0 0 1 0)
MF < Sergei Voshkov                 (0:1 0 0 0) subbed @45 
FW < Federico Macheda               (0:0 0 0 0) YC 
FW < Werner Nilemau                 (0:1 0 0 0) entered @45 
FW   Dennis Quarlow                 (0:0 0 0 0) subbed @45 


Three stars of the match are:
   ***  SWE  MF  A. Werewolf
    **  SWE  MF  M. Carrick
     *  FIN  GK  P. Pitch

Offsides:  FIN:  1      SWE:  0

