U23 World League

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Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Steven Gerard kicked off to start the match. Georgi Naidenov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Odén in the 5th minute of the match. Georgi Naidenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Odén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Billy Oja hit a great ball. With a little luck, Juoksengi's Roland Lindström got control of the ball when Kuzman Tzankov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Kuzman Tzankov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steven Gerard. Juoksengi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Odén in the 22nd minute. Billy Torsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Georgi Naidenov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Wallander, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Nils Wallander hit a great ball. When Ganyo Idakiev fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's protests and gave Ganyo Idakiev a yellow card for diving instead. Ganyo Idakiev kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 31 minutes, Steven Gerard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг and the Juoksengi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Steven Gerard got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 34 minutes ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Odén who took care of the corner kick. Georgi Naidenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertil Fanström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esbjörn Söder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Georgi Naidenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. 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 Bertil Fanström made a kick off. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Nils Wallander hit a great ball. Nils Wallander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Odén in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Georgi Naidenov saved ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг from getting behind. In the 60th match minute, Juoksengi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Wallander to maneuver through the defense. When Esbjörn Söder came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Juoksengi 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 Esbjörn Söder couldn't finish the play. Roland Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steven Gerard in the 65th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Steven Gerard in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roland Lindström saved Juoksengi from getting behind. Roland Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuzman Tzankov in the 67th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's zone, Martin Odén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgi Naidenov came out of the goal and Martin Odén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bertil Fanström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgi Naidenov having to interfere. Martin Odén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's goal looked a bit too open when Evgeni Kalkandzhiev came free, but Roland Lindström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils Wallander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.