U21 World League

Arena Sonstorp
Spectators: 7818 (Terracing: 5865, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alvaro Montrell made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Sonstorps Fotboll's Rune Tönnberg got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Montrell in the 3rd minute of play forced Sonstorps Fotboll's goalkeeper Carl Utfal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Montrell kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 12 minutes, Antonio Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Copérnico F.C. and the Sonstorps Fotboll players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Copérnico F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Copérnico F.C.:s Cristian Gau showed great skill when he stopped Mark Dahlberg:s penalty. Sercan Refet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taavet Rannik who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Cristian Gau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mark Dahlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the last second Cristian Gau throw himself and got hold of the ball when Rune Tönnberg in the 24thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 26th minute, Taavet Rannik got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Rune Tönnberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Gau was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Alvaro Montrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Utfal having to interfere. Taavet Rannik made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 32ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Cristian Gau would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Taavet Rannik who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Cristian Gau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jørg Heichendorff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristian Gau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonio Ramos hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Rune Tönnberg's late challenge caught a Copérnico F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rune Tönnberg helped the player get up and apologised. Rune Tönnberg kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 42 played minutes Sonstorps Fotboll got a freekick which was hit by Jørg Heichendorff. After some careless play in the Copérnico F.C. defense, Taavet Rannik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Gau. The Copérnico F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Gau should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rune Tönnberg to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Taavet Rannik during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Copérnico F.C. booed when Sonstorps Fotboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taavet Rannik didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Taavet Rannik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Gau was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Taavet Rannik struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Cristian Gau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sonstorps Fotboll. Carl Utfal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Montrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taavet Rannik in the 69th minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristian Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sercan Refet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristian Gau. Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 74thth minute of the game Alvaro Montrell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sonstorps Fotboll's Carl Utfal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th minute, Taavet Rannik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sonstorps Fotboll fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rune Tönnberg in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Gau saved Copérnico F.C. from getting behind. Hermengildo Cordeal's late challenge caught a Sonstorps Fotboll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermengildo Cordeal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Hermengildo Cordeal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rune Tönnberg came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Sonstorps Fotboll 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 Rune Tönnberg couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Sonstorps Fotboll's Sercan Refet got a free kick in the 90th minute. Carl Utfal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Montrell's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. After 94 played minutes Sonstorps Fotboll got a freekick which was hit by Taavet Rannik. Sonstorps Fotboll's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.