U21 World League

Hector Hugo Stadion
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Doyle Brunson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bertil Bollström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Palben, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Jan Huijsmans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bertil Bollström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th match minute, Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zebastian Rudkvist to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Javier Palben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bertil Bollström. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Javier Palben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 13th minute Javier Palben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertil Bollström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertil Bollström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Huijsmans in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, ROJO's Lino Bembe got control of the ball when Doyle Brunson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bertil Bollström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Huijsmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 29 minutes of play, ROJO's Felix Bizi made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bertil Bollström was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Jan Huijsmans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ROJO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Douglas Västberg hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Roman Haritz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bertil Bollström. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK defense, Felix Bizi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bertil Bollström. The Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bertil Bollström should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute, Jan Huijsmans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Bollström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Javier Palben to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes ROJO got a freekick which was hit by Jan Huijsmans. Bertil Bollström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Palben, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Doyle Brunson put it in 1-7 from a short distance just to the right of Lino Bembe. In the 63rd minute Roman Haritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertil Bollström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalkeeper Bertil Bollström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Bizi. Lino Bembe came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Doyle Brunson. But to his dismay, Doyle Brunson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-7. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roman Haritz during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Roman Haritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, ROJO's Felix Bizi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-9. After a defensive mix-up in ROJO's zone, Doyle Brunson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lino Bembe came out of the goal and Doyle Brunson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bertil Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Palben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ROJO's goalkeeper Lino Bembe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Roman Haritz hit a great ball. ROJO played a much better game than Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK and deserved their victory. The Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.