U23 World League

Midgård
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Olofsson made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Lekparken FC's Sigge Holmberg got control of the ball when Christian Olofsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute Hershel Guertin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigge Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigge Holmberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Olofsson in the 15th minute. Sigge Holmberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Olofsson in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hershel Guertin got free with Sigge Holmberg in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sigge Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hershel Guertin in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Måns Stålman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Måns Stålman took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, Christopher Ahlerot dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sigge Holmberg, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bastos in the 33rd minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Hershel Guertin 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. 1-2 became the score in the 36th minute when Cyryl Kiewra elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sigge Holmberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hershel Guertin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 45 minute of play.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Hershel Guertin in the 52nd minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kiko Zimbo replaced Hao Yuan Guang. Lekparken FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edgard Alves in the 59th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The Northmen Army's goalie and right to Måns Stålman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The Northmen Army's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christopher Ahlerot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Kiewra in the 65th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Robin Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hershel Guertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Cyryl Kiewra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cyryl Kiewra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. In the 81st match minute, Lekparken FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Sigge Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobald Polakowski in the 84th minute of the match. Sigge Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hershel Guertin in the 85th minute of the match. Sigge Holmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hershel Guertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute Kiko Zimbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigge Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigge Holmberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobald Polakowski went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. The Northmen Army's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.