U23 World League

Soralex Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) 4 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Holger Vennerlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuan Jian Hai. Real Unión CF's Yuan Jian Hai got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 7 in the game by Yanne Callaerts from a close distance when the talented Holger Vennerlund managed to make a qualified save. Gnesta Oilers's players were relieved. Yanne Callaerts did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Holger Vennerlund 7 minutes into the match. Yanne Callaerts did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Holger Vennerlund 15 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuan Jian Hai got free with Holger Vennerlund in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Gnesta Oilers's Holger Vennerlund got control of the ball when Yuan Jian Hai tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuan Jian Hai got free with Holger Vennerlund in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute Real Unión CF were awarded a corner. Marz Pedros went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasper Vallman in the 31st minute of play forced Real Unión CF's goalkeeper Emanuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Lu Hai Cheng threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gnesta Oilers's Birger Skoglund quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 34 minutes into the match, Lars Hammarberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Neuer. Real Unión CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Hammarberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Åke Lundgren in the 39th minute of play. Birger Skoglund hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Sverker Fågel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gnesta Oilers's Holger Vennerlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanne Callaerts in the 45th minute of play. Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Hammarberg in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Yanne Callaerts made the kick off in the second half. Holger Vennerlund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yanne Callaerts's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Real Unión CF got a corner. Gnesta Oilers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marz Pedros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marz Pedros made a great header on Real Unión CF's corner, it was just that Gnesta Oilers's Holger Vennerlund managed to reach the ball for a save. Holger Vennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Jian Hai in the 64th minute of the match. Holger Vennerlund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yuan Jian Hai went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 76 minutes, Yuan Jian Hai made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gnesta Oilers's Holger Vennerlund tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 81 minutes in the game, Kasper Vallman fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Emanuel Neuer having to interfere. In the 87thth minute of the game Per-Åke Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87thth minute of the game Per-Åke Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87thth minute of the game Per-Åke Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Holger Vennerlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanne Callaerts in the 91st minute of play. Per-Åke Lundgren struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Emanuel Neuer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnesta Oilers. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Real Unión CF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gnesta Oilers had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.