U21 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nial Thompson started the match with the kick off. Sannegården BK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Anthony Timmins scored to the left of an out of position Dennis Säfström, making the score, 1-0. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Bivall, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 9 played minutes Sannegården BK got a freekick which was hit by Henry Wennerlund. Dominik Smith received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dennis Säfström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Sjögren in the 20th minute of play. Nial Thompson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dennis Säfström came out and tried to block the shot, but Nial Thompson slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sannegården BK's zone, Dominik Smith stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Säfström came out of the goal and Dominik Smith tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Åke Bivall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luke Hollingsworth was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Henning Haeger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luke Hollingsworth having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Nial Thompson managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters rose to their feet, but Nial Thompson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Säfström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phil Bentley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dennis Säfström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valdemar Sjögren was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Nial Thompson made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sannegården BK's Dennis Säfström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Bivall, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Luke Hollingsworth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar Sjögren in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Phil Bentley got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Nial Thompson fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Handsome Wizards UTD's protests and gave Nial Thompson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nial Thompson hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Thomas Pedersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the game, Åke Bivall recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luke Hollingsworth. Åke Bivall showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-2. In the 84th minute Anthony Timmins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Säfström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henning Haeger's late challenge caught a The Handsome Wizards UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henning Haeger helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Henning Haeger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dennis Säfström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Thompson in the 94th minute of play. After 97 minutes, Tyler Ball mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Handsome Wizards UTD and the Sannegården BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tyler Ball hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sannegården BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.