U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) After 3 played minutes Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Borys Haskiewicz. After having played for 4 minutes, Humberto Alcaraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Firma Barnängen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Alcaraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zbyszko Orlicki hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wictor Arenberg in the 14th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Krzysztof Golaszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Tscherner to maneuver through the defense. Stig Holmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. If Dobromir Cwojdak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Wictor Arenberg 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. Firma Barnängen's Wictor Arenberg got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Leszek Olejasz got a free kick in the 30th minute. Edgar Björkman's late challenge caught a Red Devils's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Björkman helped the player get up and apologised. Edgar Björkman hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wictor Arenberg in the 39th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Krzysztof Golaszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kemalettin Yüksel took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Krzysztof Golaszewski. Krzysztof Golaszewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Humberto Alcaraz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig Holmgren's late challenge caught a Red Devils's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig Holmgren helped the player get up and apologised. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jurand Mockiewicz made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Korneliusz Lemiesz hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Herbert Tscherner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rune Söder. Firma Barnängen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herbert Tscherner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Wictor Arenberg in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Krzysztof Golaszewski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 79 minutes, Leszek Olejasz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leszek Olejasz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Björkman in the 84th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Krzysztof Golaszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goalkeeper Krzysztof Golaszewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Alcaraz. Edgar Björkman was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Firma Barnängen's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Firma Barnängen's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.