U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Gabriele Koffidis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, John Eriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Golo Oolo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 6th play minutes Golo Oolo shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Charles Björkqvist and just under the crossbar into goal. 9 minutes into the game, Boris Becker threw the ball into play from the sideline. Here Comes the Hammer's Murillo Arce quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Here Comes the Hammer booed when Het Koffiehuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Golo Oolo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Murilo Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Jiang Kun Liang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdir Velloso. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Het Koffiehuis from getting a goal against them. Charles Björkqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Koffidis in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Het Koffiehuis were awarded a corner. Golo Oolo went to the cornerflag to take it. Golo Oolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 played minutes Here Comes the Hammer got a freekick which was hit by Marko Persson. After 30 minutes Here Comes the Hammer's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Golo Oolo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Het Koffiehuis's corner Tao Rong fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Charles Björkqvist quite easily take care of the ball. In the 31st minute, Golo Oolo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charles Björkqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 33 minutes in the game Christian Chivu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Golo Oolo. Charles Björkqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Oolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdir Velloso got free with Jiang Kun Liang in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 46 minutes, Marko Persson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Here Comes the Hammer and the Het Koffiehuis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marko Persson hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when John Eriksson made the kick off in the second half. Charles Björkqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Oolo in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist got control of the ball when Golo Oolo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Velloso in the 56th minute of play. Golo Oolo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Charles Björkqvist firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Het Koffiehuis's Golo Oolo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Charles Björkqvist. That made the score 0-3 after 72 minutes of play. 76 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Golo Oolo. In the 76th minute, Het Koffiehuis's Golo Oolo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Charles Björkqvist. Charles Björkqvist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. After 80 minutes of play, Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jiang Kun Liang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marko Persson hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 87th match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Persson to maneuver through the defense. Jiang Kun Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Paulin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Het Koffiehuis had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.