U21 World League

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Spectators: 8037 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 160) After 3 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Olgierd Misiorowski. In the 6th minute of the match, Pol Putov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robin Bäckström was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pol Putov got free with Robin Bäckström in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Åke Utter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Yuan Guang in the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pol Putov. Robin Bäckström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bill Fitzpatrick showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. In the 18th match minute, FC NILS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Portas to maneuver through the defense. After 21 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Merry Christmann. In the 22nd minute, Hershel Guertin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Northmen Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. Åke Utter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hershel Guertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Pol Putov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Robin Bäckström made a huge save. Pol Putov struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Robin Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC NILS. 32 minutes into the match, Bill Fitzpatrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bill Fitzpatrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. FC NILS's Åke Utter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Olofsson in the 38th minute of play. Åke Utter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Yuan Guang in the 40th minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Northmen Army defense, Bill Fitzpatrick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Bäckström. The The Northmen Army fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Bäckström should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Christian Olofsson made the kick off in the second half. Robin Bäckström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bill Fitzpatrick went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute Pol Putov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, FC NILS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Blixt to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC NILS getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Sigvard Blixt hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Bill Fitzpatrick came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Bill Fitzpatrick notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC NILS's Filip Örtlund was substituted for Bill Fitzpatrick. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Teobald Polakowski got a free kick in the 71st minute. Merry Christmann might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robin Bäckström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Merry Christmann ran back to his position shaking his head. After 80 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Americo Portas. Åke Utter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hershel Guertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Filip Örtlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walery Ludzia's late challenge caught a FC NILS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walery Ludzia helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Walery Ludzia. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC NILS had played much better football throughout.