U23 World League

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Fu Ling started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Jörgen Magnusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Seaman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Minotti in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Linghed Angels FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Per Mertesacker hit a great ball. Elder de Toledo made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Jörgen Magnusson sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute Fu Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ got a freekick which was hit by Oton Mangafić. The audience was convinced that Fu Ling's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elder de Toledo was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Fu Ling put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Elder de Toledo. Bruno Šimunko charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Šimunko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Šimunko. A collision led to GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gordan Kordić hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ove Hellström got free with Elder de Toledo in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Elder de Toledo got control of the ball when Ove Hellström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elder de Toledo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fu Ling showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 48 minute of play. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Arijan Zlatarević was substituted for Ninoslav Stipanić. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mile Šljivar made a kick off. The supporters of GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ booed when Linghed Angels FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Saliba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Linghed Angels FC were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Malmberg took the corner. Gordan Kordić struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. David Seaman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GNK Dinamo Zagreb™. William Saliba hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. David Seaman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibrica Madunić in the 72nd minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Jörgen Magnusson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elder de Toledo. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jörgen Magnusson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Elder de Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 96 played minutes Linghed Angels FC got a freekick which was hit by Fu Ling. Linghed Angels FC's David Seaman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Linghed Angels FC from getting a goal against them. After 98 played minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Minotti.