U23 World League

Stadio Carloforte
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alessandro Iacovella made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Ronnys Lärjungar's goalkeeper Edvin Bruhn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Iacovella. In the 6th minute Tommy Beck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match Kåre Mattsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Beppe Savoia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Patrik Ahlrot notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia. Beppe Savoia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Beppe Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Beck in the 20th minute of play. Beppe Savoia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjell-Arne Skott in the 26th minute of the match. Alessandro Iacovella's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edvin Bruhn firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Ronnys Lärjungar getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Kåre Mattsson hit a great ball. Alessandro Iacovellas short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Edvin Bruhn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After taking down the ball on Carloforte f.c.'s corner Cristoforo Melfi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edvin Bruhn quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Ahlrot in the 45th minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Beppe Savoia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beppe Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell-Arne Skott in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Kjell-Arne Skott made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Carloforte f.c.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tommy Beck fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Kjell-Arne Skott's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Beppe Savoia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Ahlrot in the 54th minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Beppe Savoia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Kjell-Arne Skott recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Beppe Savoia. Kjell-Arne Skott showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. After 57 minutes, Arnold Butter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ronnys Lärjungar and the Carloforte f.c. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 58 played minutes Ronnys Lärjungar got a freekick which was hit by Arnold Butter. Edvin Bruhn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo De Vito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo De Vito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edvin Bruhn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessandro Iacovella's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute, Elia Ritacco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th match minute, Carloforte f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Ritacco to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrik Ahlrot got free with Beppe Savoia in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 75 played minutes Ronnys Lärjungar got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Broberg. Kåre Mattsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Beppe Savoia. Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alessandro Iacovella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Iacovella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edvin Bruhn was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Orvar Glanselius kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Cristoforo Melfi came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Carloforte f.c. 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 Cristoforo Melfi couldn't finish the play. Edvin Bruhn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo De Vito in the 93rd minute of the match. Carloforte f.c.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.