U21 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdul Halim Aban kicked off to start the match. Daniel Högström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafiz Romad having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Daniel Högström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 played minutes, Líbano's Nour Jabbar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eddie Gallin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Líbano reached it. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Wassim Imad hit a great ball. Eddie Gallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nour Jabbar in the 18th minute of play. Abdul Halim Aban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Eddie Gallin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Abdul Halim Aban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Gallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Nour Jabbar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmö White Knights the free kick. Nour Jabbar hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Halim Aban in the 28th minute of play forced Malmö White Knights's goalkeeper Eddie Gallin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Folke Engman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Líbano's Hafiz Romad got control of the ball when Daniel Högström tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Matthias Forssberg fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malmö White Knights's protests and gave Matthias Forssberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, Malmö White Knights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthias Forssberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match Salim Haddad sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eddie Gallin skillfully saved the ball. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salah El Aska in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Nour Jabbar came free, but Eddie Gallin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddie Gallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdul Halim Aban in the 45th minute of play. When the match clock showed 48 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abdul Halim Aban sped through Malmö White Knights's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eddie Gallin. After the first half Líbano were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 59th match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qazim Mujahid to maneuver through the defense. Hafiz Romad didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Malmö White Knights's Folke Engman shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Folke Engman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malmö White Knights's supporters crossed their fingers, but Folke Engman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Högström hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Eddie Gallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wassim Suoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Abdul Halim Aban dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eddie Gallin, 1-2. Líbano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Salim Haddad in the 89th minute. After taking down the ball on Líbano's corner Salim Haddad fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eddie Gallin quite easily take care of the ball. Abdul Halim Aban in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eddie Gallin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin got control of the ball when Abdul Halim Aban tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Líbano left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Malmö White Knights.