U21 World League

Puckarnas bollplank
Spectators: 7806 (Terracing: 5856, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lawrence De Marco made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lawrence De Marco during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Lawrence De Marco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigvard Fastesson got free with Amadeo Rapinett in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carl Forsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Zrinzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hans Hök could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Amadeo Rapinett made a huge save. Lawrence De Marco got his second yellow card in the match during the 9th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Attard Gunners getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Lawrence De Marco hit a great ball. Gustav Busk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Käka Puck BK's Adolfo Perico got a free kick in the 14th minute. Amadeo Rapinett made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Sigvard Fastesson sent off a good shot on target. Amadeo Rapinett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigvard Fastesson in the 34th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Emil Almkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Käka Puck BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Almkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeo Rapinett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carl Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Zrinzo in the 43rd minute of the match. Amadeo Rapinett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Perico in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Käka Puck BK's Sigvard Fastesson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Amadeo Rapinett. That made the score 1-0 after 47 minutes of play. Käka Puck BK made a substitution. Urban Magnusson replaced Sigvard Fastesson. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Urban Magnusson was the one to do the kick off. Josh Triganza kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute of the match Emil Almkvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo Rapinett skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Käka Puck BK's Wincenty Galus got a free kick in the 60th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Attard Gunners's Angelo Incorvaia tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 63rdth minute of the game Adolfo Perico who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Attard Gunners's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Almkvist was slow to take the kick. During this time Käka Puck BK's players had a chance to rest. In the 66th match minute, Käka Puck BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Vassallo. Adolfo Perico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Amadeo Rapinett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Arvidsson kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Attard Gunners's Thomas Zrinzo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carl Forsberg. Carl Forsberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Carl Forsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Zrinzo in the 77th minute of play. Amadeo Rapinett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Almkvist in the 79th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Attard Gunners defense, Emil Almkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amadeo Rapinett. The Attard Gunners fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amadeo Rapinett should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Attard Gunners getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Thomas Zrinzo hit a great ball. With a little luck, Käka Puck BK's Carl Forsberg got control of the ball when Andrea Xuereb tried to sneak it across the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Thomas Zrinzo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carl Forsberg, 2-2. A collision led to Attard Gunners getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Andrea Xuereb hit a great ball. Attard Gunners made a substitution. Albert Diacono replaced Andrea Xuereb. In the 98th match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Xuereb to maneuver through the defense. The Attard Gunners players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Käka Puck BK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.