U23 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Conny Ronaldo made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Hagmoren BK's Tommy Abrahamsson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hagmoren BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kemalettin Yüksel was slow to take the kick. During this time Firma Barnängen's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in João Pedro Pepe heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to Hagmoren BK getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Åke Rosendahl hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes Firma Barnängen got a freekick which was hit by Benedicto Senin. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Humberto Alcaraz put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lasse Eriksson. Rune Söder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kauan Sanches in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Ronaldo in the 22nd minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Hagmoren BK fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Hagmoren BK's Conny Ronaldo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. João Pedro Pepe hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Kemalettin Yüksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lasse Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conny Ronaldo took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Söder. Rune Söder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 40th match minute, Firma Barnängen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Mateo to maneuver through the defense. Firma Barnängen were furious when Claes Carlsson was red carded, 41 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Firma Barnängen:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hagmoren BK:s goal. When the match had been going on for 43 minutes, Hagmoren BK's Tommy Abrahamsson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rune Söder. Lasse Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Alcaraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute, Humberto Alcaraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Firma Barnängen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2.

João Pedro Pepe might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lasse Eriksson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Pedro Pepe ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 60 minutes, Humberto Alcaraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Firma Barnängen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Alcaraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rune Söder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Söder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Conny Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conny Ronaldo in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Söder saved Firma Barnängen from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yoakim Nakov in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Söder saved Firma Barnängen from getting behind. Bertil Hansson kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Hagmoren BK's Lasse Eriksson got control of the ball when João Pedro Pepe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgar Björkman hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Hagmoren BK's Tommy Abrahamsson got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Firma Barnängen booed when Hagmoren BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Rojewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Humberto Alcaraz put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Lasse Eriksson. Hagmoren BK's Conny Ronaldo suffered a concussion after 96 minutes and had to leave the field. Edgar Björkman charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Björkman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Edgar Björkman hit a great ball. The Firma Barnängen players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Hagmoren BK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.