U23 World League

Valhallvallen
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eusebiu Daraban took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Eusebiu Daraban sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Per Kjellberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Per Kjellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebiu Daraban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per Kjellberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eusebiu Daraban's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Eusebiu Daraban made a precise shot to the right of Per Kjellberg. FC Valkyria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Per Kjellberg didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Eusebiu Daraban shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Eusebiu Daraban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebiu Daraban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Per Kjellberg came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sorin Stoica. But to his dismay, Sorin Stoica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Per Kjellberg came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Eusebiu Daraban. But to his dismay, Eusebiu Daraban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Eusebiu Daraban sped through FC Valkyria's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Per Kjellberg. In the 29th minute, Eusebiu Daraban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Sorin Stoica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eusebiu Daraban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39thth minute of the game Eusebiu Daraban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Valkyria's Per Kjellberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Per Kjellberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Daraban in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Eusebiu Daraban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per Kjellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Kristoffer Fransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Patriciu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvin Månsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. August Lundblad hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Daraban in the 54th minute of play forced FC Valkyria's goalkeeper Per Kjellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per Kjellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Eftimiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sorin Itoafă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Avram Nițoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from August Lundblad in the 62nd minute of the match. Eusebiu Darabans short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Per Kjellberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Per Kjellberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Patriciu in the 67th minute. Sorin Stoica took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Per Kjellberg. Per Kjellberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Eusebiu Daraban put it in 0-12 from a short distance just to the right of Per Kjellberg. Per Kjellberg came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Eusebiu Daraban. But to his dismay, Eusebiu Daraban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-13. 78 minutes into the match, Eusebiu Daraban notched a goal, 0-14, to the right of FC Valkyria's Per Kjellberg. Per Kjellberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Eusebiu Daraban in the 84th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Per Kjellberg was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for FC Valkyria through an amazing save. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Valkyria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robert Patriciu was slow to take the kick. During this time THE CRYSTAL SHIP's players had a chance to rest. The corner led THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Patriciu to fire away a dangerous shot which Per Kjellberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 86th minute, Claudiu Balcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sorin Stoica came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP 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 Sorin Stoica couldn't finish the play. In the 91st match minute, FC Valkyria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Johnsson to maneuver through the defense.