U23 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rasmus Fransson got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sever Baican got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Emanuel Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hieronim Gorzkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Benedykt Resel made in the 9th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sylwester Borczak immediately put the ball in play. Emanuel Sefastsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmar Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hieronim Gorzkiewicz in the 14th minute of play. After 16 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Omar Galeno. In the 16th minute of the match Sylwester Borczak sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Sefastsson skillfully saved the ball. Sylwester Prosowski made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ulf Hedling sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Henning Åberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bullen's supporters rose to their feet, but Henning Åberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sylwester Prosowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Ulf Hedling got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 26 played minutes, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Borczak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emanuel Sefastsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin reached it. Rasmus Fransson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bullen's zone, Tytus Madajczyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Sefastsson came out of the goal and Tytus Madajczyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henning Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Henry Mattsson put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Henry Mattsson got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Borczak in the 38th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Emanuel Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henning Åberg hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39thth minute of the game Abundio Patiño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Bullen's Emanuel Sefastsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Abundio Patiño came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abundio Patiño made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Abundio Patiño took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Emanuel Sefastsson to make any attempt to save it. In the 60th minute Osmar Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 minutes, Ulf Hedling mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bullen and the Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin booed when FC Bullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulf Hedling didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Rasmus Fransson. In the 68th minute of the match, Hieronim Gorzkiewicz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emanuel Sefastsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ulf Hedling hit a great ball. Håkan Wahlnäs kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Emanuel Sefastsson threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hieronim Gorzkiewicz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Prosowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 84th minute of play. Ulf Hedling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sylwester Prosowski having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Abundio Patiño came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sylwester Prosowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasmus Fransson in the 89th minute of the match. The FC Bullen support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.