U21 World League

Benns
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fan Nan Hong got the match started through his kick off. Edwin Söderqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Trulsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Söderqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. David Trulsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Söderqvist in the 10th minute of the match. John de Jong missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 15 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Leonardo Jara right hand side. In the 17th minute, Bennis's Edwin Söderqvist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind David Trulsson. David Trulsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The supporters of Älta BK booed when Bennis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcolm Nyström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21stth minute of the game Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bennis's Leonardo Jara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Leonardo Jara. Leonardo Jara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Edwin Söderqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. David Trulsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bennis's Thodoris Katsiaros managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ernest Faber in the 35 minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Edwin Söderqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bennis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Edwin Söderqvist struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. David Trulsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bennis. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven-Åke Granberg made a kick off. 50 minutes in the game Ernest Faber did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Henning Gulliksson. David Trulsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Söderqvist in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when John de Jong came free, but Leonardo Jara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Trulsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Stabbe in the 63rd minute of play. David Trulsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Söderqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Edwin Söderqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bennis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edwin Söderqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Älta BK made a substitution. Ahmet Yahya Şamil replaced Henning Gulliksson. Älta BK's Alfons Gregersson was substituted for Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink. Bennis made a substitution. Pål Uggstedt replaced Edwin Söderqvist. Ernest Faber made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ahmet Yahya Şamil however managed to control. Alfons Gregersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Leonardo Jara made a huge save. Älta BK's David Trulsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pål Uggstedt in the 83rd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Alfons Gregersson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Älta BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2.