U23 World League

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 8148 (Terracing: 6112, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) After some careless play in the FC NILS defense, Rickard Lundgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Åke Utter. The FC NILS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Åke Utter should have stopped the shot. Kingpins's Arrigo Tonon quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Håkan Löfgren, made in the 12th minute of the game. Håkan Löfgren hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. With his leg Åke Utter managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rickard Lundgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Åke Utter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Guo Ke Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Utter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rickard Lundgren got free with Åke Utter in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 28th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Åke Utter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Åke Utter made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Rickard Lundgren sent off a good shot on target. After 31 played minutes Kingpins got a freekick which was hit by Ove Ahlström. The throw-in from Ferdi Kadıoğlu in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kingpins's Arrigo Tonon. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kingpins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Americo Portas was slow to take the kick. During this time FC NILS's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC NILS's Americo Portas to fire away a dangerous shot which Brendan Leblanc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Åke Utter made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Rickard Lundgren sent off a good shot on target. FC NILS's Bill Fitzpatrick got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brendan Leblanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bill Fitzpatrick in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zebastian Palmkvist to make the kick off. Åke Utter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute Rickard Lundgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Utter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rickard Lundgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Åke Utter was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th minute, Rickard Lundgren made a precise shot to the right of Åke Utter. FC NILS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 66 minutes into the game, Håkan Löfgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC NILS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kingpins the free kick. In the 66th match minute, FC NILS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Håkan Löfgren to maneuver through the defense. FC NILS's Filip Örtlund was substituted for Bill Fitzpatrick. After 68 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Löfgren. After 70 played minutes Kingpins got a freekick which was hit by Karl Trulsson. Kingpins's Bo Kruuse was substituted for Rickard Lundgren. Kingpins's Roger Västerstrand was substituted for Guo Ke Peng. The long shot by Pol Putov in the 73rd minute really tested Brendan Leblanc's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Roger Västerstrand scored 5-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Åke Utter, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Brendan Leblanc made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Zebastian Palmkvist sent off a good shot on target. After 81 minutes Kingpins's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pol Putov who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Pol Putov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc did a great save. Bo Kruuse might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Åke Utter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bo Kruuse ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd match minute, FC NILS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pol Putov to maneuver through the defense. FC NILS's Åke Utter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Kruuse in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Trabucco to maneuver through the defense. Pol Putov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Brendan Leblanc made a huge save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kingpins had played much better football throughout.