U23 World League

GROAPA
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulrik Gudmundsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, DINAMO's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrik Gudmundsson came free, but Laurențiu Pârâianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Sävedalen's Tommy Palmquist to fire away a dangerous shot which Laurențiu Pârâianu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jonas Sjö hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Christian Walroth lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 16 minutes into the game, one of Sävedalen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Arne Åkesson, was totally fooled by DINAMO's Lucrețiu Nicodim, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 22nd minute Tommy Palmquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Pârâianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arne Åkesson was a little too slow when Ryszard Borcz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. Tommy Palmquist kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. When Sävedalen's Ulrik Gudmundsson in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DINAMO's goalie prevented a goal. Arne Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Piersic in the 37th minute of the match. Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Sävedalen from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Borcz in the 42nd minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Arne Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Opincaru in the 51st minute of the match. After 51 played minutes Sävedalen got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Forssell. When Dorin Agârbiceanu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DINAMO's protests and gave Dorin Agârbiceanu a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of DINAMO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sävedalen:s goal. Tommy Palmquist placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Sävedalen's Ulrik Gudmundsson got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. DINAMO's Dumitru Opincaru suffered a concussion in the 66th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Anton Hedbom's late challenge caught a DINAMO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Hedbom helped the player get up and apologised. Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Borcz in the 71st minute of play. Henric Lundgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurențiu Pârâianu having to interfere. Arne Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basarab Zburliş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Sävedalen's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Borcz came free, but Arne Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Basarab Zburliş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DINAMO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Ulrik Gudmundsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st match minute, Sävedalen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Lange to maneuver through the defense. 5-0 became the score in the 93rd minute when Sabin Piersic elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Ryszard Borcz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Åkesson was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The DINAMO fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sävedalen had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.