U21 World League

Skarpan
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwan Kornatowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, WaHa TeaM's Iwan Kornatowski got a free kick in the 2nd minute. If Bengt-Åke Thidén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Staffan Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Bendyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes, Inge Godholm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Linköpings AIK and the WaHa TeaM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Linköpings AIK's Inge Godholm got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Inge Godholm was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 15 minutes had been played. In the 15th minute, Inge Godholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Staffan Lind, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Johannes Torstensson had several of the WaHa TeaM's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 20 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Mikolaj Grunwalski as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 30th minute, Johannes Torstensson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, WaHa TeaM's Mikolaj Grunwalski got control of the ball when Johannes Torstensson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute Filip Bendyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Kornatowski came free, but Staffan Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Iwan Kornatowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. WaHa TeaM's supporters rose to their feet, but Iwan Kornatowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Staffan Lind breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lech Babicki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Staffan Lind having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Boguslaw Golembiewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johannes Torstensson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mikolaj Grunwalski having to make a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Johannes Torstensson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Iwan Kornatowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Jakub Plachetka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Linköpings AIK getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Sven-Ove Glanselius hit a great ball. Przemyslaw Lewicki's shot from long distance in the 69th minute was not bad at all, but Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 71st minute Iwan Kornatowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute of the match WaHa TeaM got a corner. Linköpings AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Przemyslaw Lewicki ran over to the corner to take the kick. Filip Bendyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Staffan Lind having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Filip Bendyk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WaHa TeaM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Bendyk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th match minute, WaHa TeaM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Kieca to maneuver through the defense. Linköpings AIK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.