U23 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7826 (Terracing: 5871, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) Froghino's Cauã Sá 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 some careless play in the Froghino defense, Henning Åberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eliáš Kotek. The Froghino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eliáš Kotek should have stopped the shot. Henning Åberg took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eliáš Kotek. Eliáš Kotek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Henning Åberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eliáš Kotek. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 24th minute, Henning Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Eliáš Kotek. Froghino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 28thth minute of the game Cauã Sá who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Froghino's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Åberg came free, but Eliáš Kotek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henning Åberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliáš Kotek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henning Åberg ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henning Åberg got free with Eliáš Kotek in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Froghino! Eliáš Kotek 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 58th minute. FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vendelín Jasanský in the 63rd minute of play. When Henning Åberg came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FC Bullen 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 Henning Åberg couldn't finish the play. After 70 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Uno Blanck. 74 minutes into the match, Vendelín Jasanský had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Sefastsson. FC Bullen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vendelín Jasanský was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Eliáš Kotek 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 80th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Froghino's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Åberg came free, but Eliáš Kotek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Froghino:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Bullen:s goal. Eliáš Kotek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Åberg in the 98th minute of the match. FC Bullen's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.