U23 World League

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Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Fusk&Bygg AB's Tommy Wennerlund started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Jens-Ola Nordin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jens-Ola Nordin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Eskil Kullander skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonatan Käcker struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Eskil Kullander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Garphyttan. In the 13th match minute, Fusk&Bygg AB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Ferm to maneuver through the defense. Fusk&Bygg AB's Eskil Kullander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernt Nordmark in the 17th minute of play. Eskil Kullander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Nordmark in the 20th minute of the match. Eskil Kullander didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Garphyttan's Jonatan Käcker shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Jörgen Gummeson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Wennerlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens-Ola Nordin might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eskil Kullander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jens-Ola Nordin ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Jonatan Käcker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garphyttan's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatan Käcker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eskil Kullander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jörgen Gummeson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tommy Wennerlund in the 40th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Fusk&Bygg AB's Albin Hammarberg got a free kick in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonatan Käcker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eskil Kullander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Käcker in the 51st minute of the match. Jörgen Gummeson made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Edgar Ferm sent off a good shot on target. When Jens-Ola Nordin came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Garphyttan 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 Jens-Ola Nordin couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute, Jonatan Käcker 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 60th match minute, Fusk&Bygg AB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolf Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Jonatan Käcker sped through Fusk&Bygg AB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eskil Kullander. If Jens-Ola Nordin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Bernt Nordmark ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eskil Kullander was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Garphyttan's Jörgen Gummeson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Garphyttan from getting a goal against them. Jörgen Gummeson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Fagrell in the 83rd minute of play forced Garphyttan's goalkeeper Jörgen Gummeson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fusk&Bygg AB's goalkeeper Eskil Kullander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eskil Kullander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Ola Nordin in the 87th minute of the match. A collision led to Garphyttan getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Egon Bratt hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Wennerlund in the 94th minute of play forced Garphyttan's goalkeeper Jörgen Gummeson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garphyttan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Tommy Wennerlund scored to the left of an out of position Jörgen Gummeson, making the score, 5-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Garphyttan had won after a very even match.