U23 World League

Planetarium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Columbo Noya kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Planetstaden IK's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Uter came free, but Gregory Pegrum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Columbo Noya in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Karl-Magnus Spetz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gregory Pegrum was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcus Svanér took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Columbo Noya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes Planetstaden IK got a freekick which was hit by Fred Hedman. Columbo Noya's late challenge caught a Eleven Nation Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Columbo Noya helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Planetstaden IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Columbo Noya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fred Hedman hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes, Eleven Nation Army's Jens-Ola Åström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eleven Nation Army reached it. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Sven Uter got a free kick in the 20th minute. Gregory Pegrum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Gudmundsson in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Gudmundsson in the 25th minute of play forced Planetstaden IK's goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Alex Albom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Planetstaden IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Verner Gallberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Magnus Spetz struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gregory Pegrum didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. A nice corner shot did that Tony Nordström got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcus Svanér quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gregory Pegrum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Sven Uter made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Planetstaden IK booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Gudmundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Eleven Nation Army's Gregory Pegrum threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Magnus Spetz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Planetstaden IK from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 61st minute of play forced Planetstaden IK's goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Felix Gudmundsson. After a rather tough play, Planetstaden IK's Stig-Arne Kalfhage got a free kick in the 64th minute. Gregory Pegrum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 65th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Gudmundsson got free with Gregory Pegrum in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gregory Pegrum made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Sven Uter sent off a good shot on target. After 82 played minutes Planetstaden IK got a freekick which was hit by Fred Hedman. In the 83rd minute Karl-Magnus Spetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Pegrum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Planetstaden IK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Bo-Erik Ekrot hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Columbo Noya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Svanér was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Planetstaden IK's Mikael Wenerdahl was substituted for Alex Albom. Gregory Pegrum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Sven Uter recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gregory Pegrum. Sven Uter showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Eleven Nation Army were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.