U23 World League

Storebro Stadion
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henri Quesada took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Sven-Oskar Persson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Ekebo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saint Côme de Fresné the free kick. After 3 played minutes FK Ekebo got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Oskar Persson. After 5 minutes, Ruben Bénier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saint Côme de Fresné and the FK Ekebo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Ruben Bénier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Nordkvist in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrice Sénéchal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Håkan Pettersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Patrice Sénéchal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Bénier made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Côme Durieu however managed to control. In the 22nd minute, Lucas Nordkvist reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patrice Sénéchal. The goal made the score 1-0. Saint Côme de Fresné were furious when Karl Touzard was red carded, 28 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 27th minute, one of Saint Côme de Fresné:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Saint Côme de Fresné. Lucas Nordkvist placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! FK Ekebo's Lucas Nordkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Lucas Nordkvist came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FK Ekebo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucas Nordkvist couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Nordkvist got free with Patrice Sénéchal in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Håkan Pettersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 45 minutes, Lucas Nordkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Ekebo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Nordkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Nordkvist was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Côme de Fresné's zone, Lucas Nordkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrice Sénéchal came out of the goal and Lucas Nordkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joaquim Gibert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jimmie Edström came out and tried to block the shot, but Joaquim Gibert slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 56th minute. Patrice Sénéchal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Nordkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After recieving a nice pass, Saint Côme de Fresné's Côme Durieu tried to score from far away in the 62nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, FK Ekebo's goalkeeper Jimmie Edström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yazid Debuire. Patrice Sénéchal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Nordkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Ekebo made a substitution. Örjan Kullander replaced German Nafarroa. FK Ekebo's Jimmie Edström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Gibert in the 79th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Lucas Nordkvist notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Saint Côme de Fresné's Patrice Sénéchal. Patrice Sénéchal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sven-Oskar Persson got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, FK Ekebo's Sven-Oskar Persson got a free kick in the 96th minute. FK Ekebo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.