U21 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Louis Makris got the match started through his kick off. Albin Stolpe kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, RO Army V55's Louis Makris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pontus Lundin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 12th match minute, Porjus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Jansson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Grigoratos in the 15th minute of play forced Porjus's goalkeeper Pontus Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Makris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, Tage Browall mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Porjus and the RO Army V55 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Porjus's Tage Browall got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th match minute, Porjus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Nilsson to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wesley Cabral in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Helmuth Duckadam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wesley Cabral's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Porjus getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Wesley Cabral hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 28 minutes into the game, when Ulrik Petersson put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Porjus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Katsiaounis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Porjus getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Mats Nilsson hit a great ball. Pontus Lundin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Katsiaounis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 39th minute, Janne Såsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 played minutes, RO Army V55's Fanis Katsiaounis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pontus Lundin 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 RO Army V55 reached it. In the 41st minute, Fanis Katsiaounis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RO Army V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Wesley Cabral made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Wesley Cabral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Porjus's Pontus Lundin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Porjus from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the game, Albin Stolpe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porjus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RO Army V55 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Porjus's Albin Stolpe got a free kick in the 58th minute. With a little luck, Porjus's Pontus Lundin got control of the ball when Thomas Grigoratos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pontus Lundin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Katsiaounis, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fanis Katsiaounis in the 69th minute of play forced Porjus's goalkeeper Pontus Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Vaggelis Kefalogiannis hit a great ball. When Renos Stefanou fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RO Army V55's protests and gave Renos Stefanou a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Renos Stefanou got a free kick in the 77th minute. Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Katsiaounis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pontus Lundin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fanis Katsiaounis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 86 minute of play. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Fanis Katsiaounis got a free kick in the 88th minute. Pontus Lundin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fanis Katsiaounis in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle sounded RO Army V55 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Porjus.