U23 World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) 4 minutes into the match, Fotbollens Lakejer BK's goalkeeper Jonas Svensson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norman Donnelly. In the 11th minute Robert Lindberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Wiatr in the 15th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Proca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Wiatr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norman Donnelly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phil Riggs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Jonas Svensson made a huge save. Grigore Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Zaremba in the 28th minute of play. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Wiatr in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norman Donnelly got free with Jonas Svensson in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th match minute, Recolta Alamor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norman Donnelly to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Wiatr came free, but Grigore Proca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Zaremba in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute Calle Ahlbeck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerrod Dickinson's late challenge caught a Fotbollens Lakejer BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerrod Dickinson helped the player get up and apologised. Fotbollens Lakejer BK's Robert Lindberg got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bo-Erik Olofsson to make the kick off. When Robert Lindberg came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Fotbollens Lakejer BK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Robert Lindberg couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Fotbollens Lakejer BK booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theron Creech didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Fotbollens Lakejer BK's Robert Lindberg broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arkadiusz Zaremba. Bo-Erik Olofsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiusz Zaremba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigore Proca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kjell Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Fotbollens Lakejer BK were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Recolta Alamor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mats Trillkott took the corner. The corner ended in Mats Trillkott almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca did a great save. 84 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Olofsson came free, but Grigore Proca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Fotbollens Lakejer BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Nyman to maneuver through the defense. Jonas Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Bateman, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.