U21 World League

Grännäs IP
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when René Lazarus sped through Nils Liedholm IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ove Hake. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zebastian Österlund got free with Erich Berghoff in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erich Berghoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Bjurström in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Birger Kleen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erich Berghoff. Balus Treter's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Birger Kleen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Lukas Wagner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ove Hake tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. René Lazarus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ove Hake having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by René Lazarus in the 26th minute of play forced Nils Liedholm IF's goalkeeper Ove Hake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zebastian Österlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 minutes, Sebastian Harm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balus Treter and the Nils Liedholm IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erich Berghoff acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 31st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marc Juhlin. Erich Berghoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalle Norström in the 35th minute of the match. Edmund Wildemann hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Erich Berghoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörgen Bjurström in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jörgen Bjurström made a kick off. The supporters of Nils Liedholm IF booed when Balus Treter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Wildemann didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Bjurström in the 53rd minute of play forced Balus Treter's goalkeeper Erich Berghoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Balus Treter got a freekick which was hit by Ekpenyong Vogler. After having played for 58 minutes, Jörgen Bjurström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nils Liedholm IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jörgen Bjurström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Jörgen Bjurström put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Erich Berghoff. In the 63rd match minute, Nils Liedholm IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Oskar Fridlund to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the game, Nils Liedholm IF's Birger Kleen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erich Berghoff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 74thth minute of the game René Lazarus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nils Liedholm IF's Ove Hake was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marc Juhlin hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Ove Hake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekpenyong Vogler, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Balus Treter's Erich Berghoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalle Norström in the 78th minute of play. René Lazarus struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Ove Hake didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balus Treter. Erich Berghoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Kleen in the 90th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Nils Liedholm IF fully deserved thier win.