U21 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Alexandria Team08's Mădălin Răduț 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. Adriano Raniolo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Roland Lindström made a huge save. The throw-in from Felix Dobrea in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Juoksengi's Pontus Lundgren. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Ekegren in the 10th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Ekegren in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurențiu Popescu saved Alexandria Team08 from getting behind. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Ekegren in the 14th minute of play. Marcu Bilașco kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Torsberg came free, but Laurențiu Popescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthias Ekegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, Matthias Ekegren 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esbjörn Söder during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Esbjörn Söder hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Alexandria Team08's Corneliu Antohi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Juoksengi. Roland Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneliu Antohi in the 28th minute of play. When Juoksengi's Billy Torsberg in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alexandria Team08's goalie prevented a goal. In the 37th minute Adrian Spirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthias Ekegren scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laurențiu Popescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 47 minutes, Matthias Ekegren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juoksengi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matthias Ekegren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matthias Ekegren made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mădălin Răduț in the 56th minute of play forced Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandria Team08's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Matthias Ekegren scored to the left of an out of position Laurențiu Popescu, making the score, 0-2. 63 minutes in the game Felix Dobrea did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Adriano Raniolo. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nils Wallander hit a great ball. Mădălin Răduț hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Matthias Ekegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 minutes, Felix Dobrea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandria Team08 and the Juoksengi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Felix Dobrea hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Laurențiu Popescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthias Ekegren. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Matthias Ekegren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Raniolo in the 89th minute of play forced Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ovidiu Petcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Marcu Bilașco fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexandria Team08's protests and gave Marcu Bilașco a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Marcu Bilașco hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthias Ekegren got free with Laurențiu Popescu in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.