U23 World League

Brygge Arena
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jørgen Holmgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yngve Kaldestad hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Wojciechowski came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Slawomir Wojciechowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vanja Milenković stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jørgen Holmgren's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Thor Hesjedal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Przemyslaw Frankowski in the 20th minute. After 20 played minutes Vestfjorden FK got a freekick which was hit by Thor Hesjedal. In the 21st minute of the match Przemyslaw Frankowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gil Ceni skillfully saved the ball. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Elías Olsson got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Vestfjorden FK booed when KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josué Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ståle Stokkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute, Marco Paixão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vanja Milenković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jørgen Holmgren in the 28th minute of play. If Thor Hesjedal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josué Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Gil Ceni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Paixão, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Slawomir Wojciechowski hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Jørgen Holmgren recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vanja Milenković. Jørgen Holmgren showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Vestfjorden FK's Gil Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elías Olsson in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Slawomir Wojciechowski to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Iratze hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Marco Paixão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Ceni having to interfere. Yngve Kaldestad hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Gil Ceni acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Przemyslaw Frankowski. Jørgen Holmgren might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vanja Milenković. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jørgen Holmgren ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Hesjedal in the 64th minute of play forced KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalkeeper Vanja Milenković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Vanja Milenković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jørgen Holmgren in the 67th minute of play. Vanja Milenković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jørgen Holmgren in the 69th minute of play. Yngve Kaldestad charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yngve Kaldestad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 73 minutes into the match, KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Hesjedal came free, but Vanja Milenković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jørgen Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vanja Milenković came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Vestfjorden FK's Jørgen Holmgren. But to his dismay, Jørgen Holmgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 85th minute, Jørgen Holmgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vanja Milenković was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Vanja Milenković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Hesjedal in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Vestfjorden FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jørund Sætra to maneuver through the defense. The Vestfjorden FK support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.