U23 World League

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Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when John Guidetti took the kick off in the first half of the match. John Guidetti's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Neville Peach skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 8th minute Baxters Boys were awarded a corner. Johan Bäckman went to the cornerflag to take it. Baxters Boys's Johan Bäckman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Neville Peach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Amputees FC booed when Baxters Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikael Lustig didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 played minutes, Amputees FC's Marcus Roach shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Börje Albohm 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 Amputees FC reached it. Börje Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagan Eicke in the 16th minute of the match. John Guidetti who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Neville Peach when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Börje Albohm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arne Gronow in the 22nd minute of play. Börje Albohm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Laing in the 26th minute of play. In the last second Neville Peach throw himself and got hold of the ball when Frank Novella in the 32ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Carleton Howie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Börje Albohm having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Carleton Howie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börje Albohm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neville Peach made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Guidetti in the 49th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abraham Laing was the one to do the kick off. Neville Peach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John Guidetti's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Abraham Laing took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Börje Albohm to make any attempt to save it. When Abraham Laing fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amputees FC's protests and gave Abraham Laing a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Abraham Laing got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 67 minutes, Art Kidman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amputees FC and the Baxters Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Amputees FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johan Bäckman during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 73 minutes into the game, Amputees FC's Abraham Laing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Börje Albohm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 76 minutes, Uzay Gencalp made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Amputees FC's Neville Peach tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Abraham Laing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Börje Albohm made a huge save. Arne Gronow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Börje Albohm having to interfere. Neville Peach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uzay Gencalp's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uzay Gencalp in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neville Peach saved Amputees FC from getting behind. Abraham Laing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Börje Albohm made a huge save. If Jim Dahlquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Börje Albohm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abraham Laing went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. When Baxters Boys's Christer Elg in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amputees FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 95 minutes Amputees FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jim Dahlquist who took care of the corner kick. Baxters Boys's Jim Dahlquist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Neville Peach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abraham Laing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcus Roach during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcus Roach hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. During the 99th minute of the match Marcus Roach completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Marcus Roach a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 100 played minutes, Baxters Boys's Jim Dahlquist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Neville Peach 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 Baxters Boys reached it. When the final whistle sounded Amputees FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Baxters Boys.