U21 World League

Vännäsby
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ignatios Papachronakis made the kick off which started today's match. Roy Nordström did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Antonis Maltezos 3 minutes into the match. Adrian Dalberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Papachronakis in the 10th minute of the match. Antonis Maltezos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Otto Drake. In the 13th match minute, GREEN LIONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Katsafanas to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Dalberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Kaberis in the 18th minute of the match. Antonis Maltezos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Nordström, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 36 minutes into the game, Vännäsby BF's Magnus Karlsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonis Maltezos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Vännäsby BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vince Beetens didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Ignatios Papachronakis. Roy Nordström struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Antonis Maltezos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vännäsby BF. Adrian Dalberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Kaberis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Roy Nordström made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's Prodromos Koufos got a free kick in the 54th minute. Thanos Katsafanas kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Vännäsby BF's Arne Karlsson got a free kick in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Magnus Karlsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonis Maltezos. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Magnus Karlsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Antonis Maltezos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Karlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Otto Drake almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but GREEN LIONS's Antonis Maltezos did a great save. 73 minutes into the match, Vännäsby BF's goalkeeper Adrian Dalberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakis Kaberis. In the 75th minute, Arne Karlsson made a precise shot to the right of Antonis Maltezos. GREEN LIONS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Vännäsby BF's Adrian Dalberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignatios Papachronakis in the 78th minute of play. Vännäsby BF's Adrian Dalberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Vännäsby BF from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the match, Roy Nordström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonis Maltezos. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roy Nordström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Magnus Karlsson hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 90th match minute, Vännäsby BF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Drake to maneuver through the defense. If Prodromos Koufos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the match, Magnus Karlsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonis Maltezos. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Magnus Karlsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. There was no doubt that Vännäsby BF were the better team. Vännäsby BF's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.