U23 World League

JKT Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arkadiusz Traczewski started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Traczewski came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th match minute, JKs Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Nyberg to maneuver through the defense. Malcolm Kruuse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arkadiusz Traczewski's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when JKs Talanger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Abrahamsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Henry Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Jurand Pozorski notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse. Malcolm Kruuse was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th minute, Henry Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mitschullen SSA's Feliks Bugajski got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Linus Backlund charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Linus Backlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arkadiusz Traczewski hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Traczewski came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkadiusz Traczewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Malcolm Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henry Nyberg kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mitschullen SSA's zone, Hardas Bat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakub Nieruchliwy came out of the goal and Hardas Bat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malcolm Kruuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Malcolm Kruuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 38th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, one of Mitschullen SSA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mitschullen SSA. Jakub Nieruchliwy had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Niklas Bagge's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The JKs Talanger players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mitschullen SSA were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Arne Björklund made the kick off in the second half. Villiam Lägdin's late challenge caught a Mitschullen SSA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Villiam Lägdin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Villiam Lägdin hit a great ball. Feliks Bugajski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Malcolm Kruuse read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Johannes Björklund got a throw-in 57 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Linus Backlund. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when JKs Talanger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Abrahamsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Björklund charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arne Björklund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when JKs Talanger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Björklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartlomiej Kisielka during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mitschullen SSA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bartlomiej Kisielka hit a great ball. Malcolm Kruuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haluk Özdil in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Haluk Özdil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Malcolm Kruuse was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 76th minute Haluk Özdil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Kruuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Björklund in the 78th minute of play forced Mitschullen SSA's goalkeeper Jakub Nieruchliwy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Eusébio Garrincha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Kruuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malcolm Kruuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haluk Özdil in the 81st minute of the match. Malcolm Kruuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haluk Özdil, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 90 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Haluk Özdil came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haluk Özdil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malcolm Kruuse having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, JKs Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Villiam Lägdin to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Mitschullen SSA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than JKs Talanger.