U23 World League

Eleda Stadion
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) 1910 Di Blåe's Ivar Axelsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Tough and Tasty FC's Erubiel Carlomagno got a free kick in the 6th minute. Heliodoro Verdu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to 1910 Di Blåe getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Casper Lundgren hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Agustin Orion had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivar Axelsson. Heliodoro Verdu might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over George Asklund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heliodoro Verdu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute Heliodoro Verdu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Asklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the 1910 Di Blåe defense, İsrafil Yağız kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Asklund. The 1910 Di Blåe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Asklund should have stopped the shot. If Heliodoro Verdu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Lundgren's late challenge caught a Tough and Tasty FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Casper Lundgren helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tough and Tasty FC booed when 1910 Di Blåe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Casper Lundgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the 1910 Di Blåe defense, Heliodoro Verdu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Asklund. The 1910 Di Blåe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Asklund should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute Heliodoro Verdu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Asklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Asklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heliodoro Verdu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 32 minutes, Heliodoro Verdu made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. 1910 Di Blåe's George Asklund tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Heliodoro Verdu in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg George Asklund saved 1910 Di Blåe from getting behind. İsrafil Yağız scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of George Asklund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when İsrafil Yağız stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Heliodoro Verdu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. George Asklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Heliodoro Verdu in the 52nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of George Asklund. That made the score 0-6 after 53 minutes of play. With his leg George Asklund managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Heliodoro Verdu took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for George Asklund to make any attempt to save it. After 65 minutes, İsrafil Yağız mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tough and Tasty FC and the 1910 Di Blåe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 67 minutes, Heliodoro Verdu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tough and Tasty FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heliodoro Verdu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th play minute Heliodoro Verdu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised George Asklund. 0-8. Tord Tinglöf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. George Asklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1910 Di Blåe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Heliodoro Verdu scored to the left of an out of position George Asklund, making the score, 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heliodoro Verdu in the 82nd minute of play forced 1910 Di Blåe's goalkeeper George Asklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heliodoro Verdu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Asklund having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heliodoro Verdu got free with George Asklund in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Heliodoro Verdu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. George Asklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 91st minute of play. 1910 Di Blåe's George Asklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save 1910 Di Blåe from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute, Philip Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The 1910 Di Blåe fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tough and Tasty FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.