U23 World League

Gora Park
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jørgen Holmgren started the match with the kick off. Baba Baadgaards received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gil Ceni came out and tried to block the shot, but Baba Baadgaards slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Gil Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Momčilo Zafirović in the 12th minute of the match. Bendik Breistein made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Warriors of Gora™'s Zlatosav Koljenović. Momčilo Zafirović came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gil Ceni could save by the left post. Dante Iratze thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Gil Ceni, a very annoying self made goal in the 17th minute which led to 2-0. Vestfjorden FK's Gil Ceni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Vestfjorden FK from getting a goal against them. Warriors of Gora™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Big Ben in the 20th minute. A nice corner shot did that Big Ben got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gil Ceni quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Momčilo Zafirović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Gil Ceni made a huge save. With a little luck, Vestfjorden FK's Gil Ceni got control of the ball when Momčilo Zafirović tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Momčilo Zafirović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Ceni was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jørgen Holmgren in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Müller saved Warriors of Gora™ from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Warriors of Gora™'s Radoslav Krneta got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 44th match minute, Vestfjorden FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Polek to maneuver through the defense. Big Ben took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil Ceni. Gil Ceni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Momčilo Zafirović to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Vestfjorden FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Polek to maneuver through the defense. Gil Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Momčilo Zafirović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baba Baadgaards in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Ceni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute Baba Baadgaards 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. A collision led to Vestfjorden FK getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Christian Salamonsen hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Momčilo Zafirović came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Warriors of Gora™ getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Radoslav Krneta hit a great ball. When Jørgen Holmgren came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Vestfjorden FK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jørgen Holmgren couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Big Ben in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Ceni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Charles Müller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jørgen Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Vestfjorden FK's Jørgen Holmgren in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Warriors of Gora™'s goalie prevented a goal. 94 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Radoslav Krneta came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jørgen Holmgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Müller was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Warriors of Gora™ had won after a very even match.