U21 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lars Rosén started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Lars Rosén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Allan Brander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alfons Levander scored 0-3 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Allan Brander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Allan Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Rosén in the 13th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when Gustaf Kjellqvist put in a rough tackle. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rossoneri XI! In the 17th minute, Lars Rosén left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jonstorp FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 19th minute Lars Rosén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Brander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Allan Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Rosén in the 25th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Jonstorp FK got a freekick which was hit by Alfons Levander. Allan Brander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Rosén, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Charlie Magnusson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Brander having to interfere. Arne Rolfsson kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lars Rosén in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Allan Brander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Jonstorp FK were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Allan Brander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Rosén, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute Alfons Levander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Brander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rossoneri XI's Allan Brander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Rydberg in the 55th minute of play. If Lars Rosén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rossoneri XI's Allan Brander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Rossoneri XI from getting a goal against them. In the 70th minute, Wilhelm Ahlroth 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. Lars Rosén had several of the Rossoneri XI's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 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 1-7 score and a disappointed Allan Brander as he didn't even see the shot coming. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars Rosén in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Brander saved Rossoneri XI from getting behind. Jonstorp FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victor Magnusson in the 79th minute. After taking down the ball on Jonstorp FK's corner Victor Magnusson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Allan Brander quite easily take care of the ball. Hjalmar Palm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Rolfsson in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Jonstorp FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Magnusson to maneuver through the defense. Jonstorp FK's Alfons Levander got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Rossoneri XI's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Rosén came free, but Allan Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lars Rosén did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-8 to the left of a surprised Allan Brander 91 minutes into the match. Niclas Rydberg took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Allan Brander. Allan Brander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-9. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Jonstorp FK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.