U21 World League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bertil Åström started the match with the kick off. Jens-Ola Löv took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Gâfu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Odeen in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Manuel Gâfu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. YKE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 12thth minute of the game Bertil Åström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th minute, Leonardo Siggesson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 18th minute of play. Bertil Åström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Helmuth Duckadam having to make a save. 32 minutes into the game, Åke Jansson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Helmuth Duckadam. Åke Jansson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Lunca in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Lunca to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Nicolae Stanciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Löv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bertil Åström in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Helmuth Duckadam saved F.C. YKE from getting behind. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Zero Hedge from getting a goal against them. Bertil Åström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Helmuth Duckadam having to make a save. Jens-Ola Löv made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Avram Chiru sent off a good shot on target. Bertil Åström scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmuth Duckadam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Helmuth Duckadam was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Bertil Åström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Hedge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Åström in the 83rd minute of play. After 88 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Olimpiu Oloieru. Zero Hedge's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.