U23 World League

Svartklubben
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ulrik Holmberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind SE7EN's goalkeeper Sverker Pedersson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute Borys Zarobski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Pedersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafal Siwy in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sverker Pedersson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute, Vilhelm Alkvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sverker Pedersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Siwy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Wariatów Kupa's Mikolaj Tarka in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SE7EN's goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute, Wariatów Kupa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ulrik Holmberg fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 18 minutes into the match, Wariatów Kupa's goalkeeper Bartosz Jeziorkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Alefors. Borys Zarobski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Pedersson having to interfere. Kurt Uggla hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Borys Zarobski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wariatów Kupa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Hao Xing Guo scored 0-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sverker Pedersson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, SE7EN's Mårten Carlberg got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Sverker Pedersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Siwy, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Sverker Pedersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Xing Guo in the 41st minute of the match. Bartosz Jeziorkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Alkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SE7EN's Sverker Pedersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Siwy in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilhelm Alkvist in the 47th minute of play forced Wariatów Kupa's goalkeeper Bartosz Jeziorkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafal Siwy to make the kick off. When Wariatów Kupa's Mikolaj Tarka in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SE7EN's goalie prevented a goal. SE7EN's Sverker Pedersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Siwy in the 57th minute of play. Sverker Pedersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafal Siwy in the 57th minute of the match. If Vilhelm Alkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafal Siwy in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sverker Pedersson saved SE7EN from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Ciborek during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 minutes Wariatów Kupa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gösta Dahlkvist who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Siwy in the 84th minute of play forced SE7EN's goalkeeper Sverker Pedersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, SE7EN's goal looked a bit too open when Rafal Siwy came free, but Sverker Pedersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sverker Pedersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Tarka in the 87th minute of play. SE7EN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Rafal Siwy scored to the left of an out of position Sverker Pedersson, making the score, 0-4. Wariatów Kupa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.