U23 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Henning Åberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Henning Åberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrea Banana, 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henning Åberg. Uno Blanck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Banana having to interfere. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Vibjörnsson in the 13th minute of the match. Andrea Banana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henning Åberg's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henning Åberg. FC Bullen were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Alba FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Henning Åberg took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Vibjörnsson during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tomas Vibjörnsson hit a great ball. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Åberg in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Fabian Mikaelsson got a free kick in the 35th minute. It was beautiful to see Alba FC's Andrea Iannotti in action when he in the 37th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Fabian Mikaelsson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Federico Di Iorio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Di Iorio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henning Åberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Andrea Banana made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliano Malandra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andrea Banana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Uno Blanck came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Åberg came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alba FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Henning Åberg was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Bullen's players had a chance to rest. If Tomas Vibjörnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrea Banana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Tomas Vibjörnsson hit a great ball. Emanuel Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Malandra, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Åberg came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Åberg in the 82nd minute of the match. With 85 minutes on the clock, Andrea Iannotti commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Åberg in the 93rd minute of the match. Alba FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.