U21 World League

Söderstadion
Spectators: 7931 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ion Gribincea made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Agapito Cabanela notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech. Petr Čech was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 6 minutes, Torgny Bäckström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Söderbröder and the UFC Puturoasa players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Alexandru Ciocan hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Teodor Cociu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UFC Puturoasa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Söderbröder the free kick. In the 13th minute, Teodor Cociu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petr Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kennet Rudqvist in the 14th minute. UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save UFC Puturoasa from getting a goal against them. Söderbröder's Karl-Axel Nyman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Gribincea in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Zhou Han Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Axel Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexei Caraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Alexandru Ciocan hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Ion Gribincea made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Axel Nyman. Söderbröder's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Kennet Rudqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, George Baraboi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC Puturoasa and the Söderbröder players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. George Baraboi hit a great ball. The Söderbröder players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. UFC Puturoasa were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kennet Rudqvist to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Agapito Cabanela came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Axel Nyman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ion Gribincea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Clarkfeldt in the 66th minute of play. Söderbröder's Karl-Axel Nyman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Söderbröder from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, Söderbröder's goal looked a bit too open when Alphonso Davies came free, but Karl-Axel Nyman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Eric Petersson made a precise shot to the right of Petr Čech. UFC Puturoasa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 89th minute Alexei Caraman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Axel Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.