U23 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7694 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 140) After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Taha Ali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luke Hollingsworth came out of the goal and Taha Ali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Måns Stålman scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Hollingsworth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Måns Stålman hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Mauro Bastos hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute of the match John Lynch shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sigge Holmberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Bastos in the 20th minute of the match. Måns Stålman made in the 22nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mauro Bastos. Mauro Bastos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Dominik Smith 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. In the 30th minute Måns Stålman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lekparken FC's Mauro Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Måns Stålman in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dominik Smith in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sigge Holmberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dominik Smith's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sigge Holmberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Sykes. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Stålman in the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Benjamin Sykes hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute Cyryl Kiewra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lekparken FC's Cyryl Kiewra fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Mauro Bastos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Bastos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luke Hollingsworth didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lekparken FC's Cyryl Kiewra shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Lekparken FC's Abdurrahman Aslan got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nathanial Weeks took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sigge Holmberg. Lekparken FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Sykes came free, but Sigge Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tyler Ball kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Edgard Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luke Hollingsworth came out of the goal and Edgard Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luke Hollingsworth made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Måns Stålman sent off a good shot on target. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Måns Stålman scored to the left of an out of position Luke Hollingsworth, making the score, 0-4. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Basiel Kindermans got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Taha Ali's late challenge caught a The Handsome Wizards UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taha Ali helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Taha Ali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute of the match Nathanial Weeks shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sigge Holmberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match was over Lekparken FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Handsome Wizards UTD throughout the match.