U21 World League

Blackwater Park
Spectators: 7657 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dale Mcquoid kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SnapperHeads F.C.'s Dale Mcquoid got a free kick in the 4th minute. Panopticon 04's Alvin Kilström got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabien Lafont showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russ Smee, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Fabien Lafont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Mcquoid in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvin Kilström in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arneil Ambrose prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the SnapperHeads F.C. defense, Emanuele Biavati kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arneil Ambrose. The SnapperHeads F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arneil Ambrose should have stopped the shot. Arneil Ambrose made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Emanuele Biavati sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Alvin Kilström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panopticon 04 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Emanuele Biavati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arneil Ambrose having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Lander in the 28th minute of play forced Panopticon 04's goalkeeper Fabien Lafont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute George Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arneil Ambrose saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Al Bundy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SnapperHeads F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panopticon 04 the free kick. Al Bundy hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When SnapperHeads F.C.'s Russ Smee in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panopticon 04's goalie prevented a goal. Arneil Ambrose took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvin Kilström received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arneil Ambrose came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvin Kilström slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. Dale Mcquoid kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvin Kilström to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvin Kilström in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arneil Ambrose saved SnapperHeads F.C. from getting behind. Fabien Lafont made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Russ Smee sent off a good shot on target. Arneil Ambrose showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Biavati in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Emanuele Biavati cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Arneil Ambrose was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Kilström in the 68th minute of play forced SnapperHeads F.C.'s goalkeeper Arneil Ambrose to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes SnapperHeads F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Al Bundy. After a defensive mix-up in SnapperHeads F.C.'s zone, Sten Harlén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arneil Ambrose came out of the goal and Sten Harlén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arneil Ambrose made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Kilström in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Emanuele Biavati ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arneil Ambrose was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After 81 minutes, Emanuele Biavati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panopticon 04 and the SnapperHeads F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Panopticon 04's Emanuele Biavati got a free kick in the 81st minute. Arneil Ambrose came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Panopticon 04's George Gustafsson. But to his dismay, George Gustafsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 86th minute, Dale Mcquoid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arneil Ambrose made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Kilström in the 87th minute of play. Arneil Ambrose showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Biavati, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When Sten Harlén came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Panopticon 04 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sten Harlén couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute, Emanuele Biavati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panopticon 04 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. There was no doubt that Panopticon 04 were the better team. Panopticon 04's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.