U21 World League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marc Skräddare got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Folke Engman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Veselko Recko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute, Matthias Forssberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Malmö White Knights from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Skräddare in the 10th minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Veselko Recko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Slavoljub Bukovec got a free kick in the 11th minute. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brando Kecelj in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match NK FOLKROLA got a corner. Malmö White Knights's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Josip Ilič ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 16 minutes Malmö White Knights's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Josip Ilič who took care of the corner kick. Eddie Gallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brando Kecelj, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes in the game, Robert Koren dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brando Kecelj in the 21st minute of play. Eddie Gallin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brando Kecelj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Malmö White Knights's Marc Skräddare got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Eddie Gallin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jožek Puš in the 37th minute. Robert Koren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddie Gallin having to interfere. A throw-in in the 46th minute of the game was made by Josip Ilič with Robert Koren as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

Jožek Puš took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eddie Gallin. Eddie Gallin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Eddie Gallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jožek Puš, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. NK FOLKROLA were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Malmö White Knights's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Josip Ilič took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Jožek Puš managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Håkan Hedman fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malmö White Knights's protests and gave Håkan Hedman a yellow card for diving instead. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jožek Puš in the 71st minute of play. Eddie Gallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Koren in the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Malmö White Knights's zone, Brando Kecelj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddie Gallin came out of the goal and Brando Kecelj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ove Wallin during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of NK FOLKROLA booed when Malmö White Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Wallin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Håkan Hedman kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brando Kecelj in the 81st minute of play forced Malmö White Knights's goalkeeper Eddie Gallin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Gallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jožek Puš, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Folke Engman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute, Brando Kecelj made a precise shot to the right of Eddie Gallin. Malmö White Knights's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.