U21 World League

Wooparena
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Woopbongo's Lars Vik 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. Lars Vik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Woopbongo's Lars Vik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valeriy Smalko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Dmytro Bogdaniv notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Woopbongo's Marcus Vennerström. Marcus Vennerström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 14 minutes into the game, Lars Vik recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Valeriy Smalko. Lars Vik showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Maxym Bugaychuk kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Josef Hellbom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woopbongo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Josef Hellbom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars Vik did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Valeriy Smalko 28 minutes into the match. Valeriy Smalko was a little too slow when Josef Hellbom got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mecnun Mengüalp during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Woopbongo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Mecnun Mengüalp hit a great ball. Symon Glushko got a throw-in 39 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ostap Fedoriv. 41 minutes into the game, Symon Glushko threw the ball into play from the sideline. Woopbongo's André Törnqvist quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Woopbongo getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. André Törnqvist hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, FC Kolos's Ostap Fedoriv broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dmytro Bogdaniv was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Woopbongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Totti to maneuver through the defense. André Törnqvist hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Woopbongo's zone, Ostap Fedoriv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Vennerström came out of the goal and Ostap Fedoriv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 56 played minutes FC Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Dmytro Bogdaniv. 59 minutes into the match, Woopbongo's Lars Vik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valeriy Smalko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the FC Kolos defense, Lars Vik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valeriy Smalko. The FC Kolos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valeriy Smalko should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kolos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lars Vik was slow to take the kick. During this time Woopbongo's players had a chance to rest. Woopbongo's Stig Rydelius managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Symon Glushko in the 67 minute of the game. Valeriy Smalko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Vik in the 68th minute of the match. Woopbongo's attentive Stig Rydelius managed to snatch the ball when Symon Glushko made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Vik in the 70th minute of play forced FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Vik took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valeriy Smalko. Valeriy Smalko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. In the 78th minute, FC Kolos's Dmytro Bogdaniv dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-2. Lars Vik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valeriy Smalko having to make a save. Josef Hellbom's late challenge caught a FC Kolos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josef Hellbom helped the player get up and apologised. 86 minutes into the match, FC Kolos's Ostap Fedoriv broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 91 minutes into the game, Woopbongo's Lars Vik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valeriy Smalko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. FC Kolos's Dmytro Bogdaniv got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.