U23 World League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 4th minute, Ludwig Beneth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Ludwig Beneth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesper Tomasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes, Fredric Rudqvist made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Golden Lions FC's Jesper Tomasson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 20 played minutes Sacri FC got a freekick which was hit by Ludwig Beneth. Jesper Tomasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Rudqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, Sacri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Åke Lindell to maneuver through the defense. Alex Nordströms short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Arvid Bremming to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alex Nordström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Arvid Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig-Åke Asklund hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. If Alex Nordström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dennis Jacobsson hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Alex Nordström who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Arvid Bremming when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 42 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's Dennis Jacobsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arvid Bremming narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Dennis Jacobsson took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Arvid Bremming to make any attempt to save it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Alex Nordström made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Alex Nordström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golden Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Nordström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 53 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Carolus Rex. In the 54th minute of the match, Stor Banan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jesper Tomasson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arvid Bremming showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Nordström in the 57th minute of the match. After 63 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Jacobsson. Dennis Jacobsson scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arvid Bremming, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maria Jacobsson in the 71st minute of play forced Sacri FC's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Golden Lions FC fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Golden Lions FC's Jens-Ola Strömbom looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stor Banan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Sacri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Nordström came free, but Arvid Bremming reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute of the match Maria Jacobsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arvid Bremming showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 98 minutes into the game, Golden Lions FC's Dennis Jacobsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvid Bremming made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1.