U23 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Helmut Berrisch took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Porjus's Ivan Ström got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Herbert Schröder had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pontus Lundin. Porjus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herbert Schröder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A hard shot 11 in the game by Wesley Cabral from a close distance when the talented Jan Schulz managed to make a qualified save. FC Hollywood's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Benjamin Koppers got a free kick in the 16th minute. FC Hollywood's Benjamin Koppers suffered a concussion in the 17th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Jerry Bock charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Bock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Porjus's Jerry Bock got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ivan Ström kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Schröder in the 25th minute of play forced Porjus's goalkeeper Pontus Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Porjus booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eike Kickulies didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, FC Hollywood's goalkeeper Jan Schulz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wesley Cabral. In the 37th minute, Sven-Christian Ulrich left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hollywood fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 42nd minute Helmut Berrisch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pontus Lundin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfred Valler charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfred Valler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Porjus getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alfred Valler hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Norman Jagusch 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wesley Cabral to strike the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Porjus's goal looked a bit too open when Helmut Berrisch came free, but Pontus Lundin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Porjus's Pontus Lundin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Porjus from getting a goal against them. When Porjus's Carl Lundgren, in the 67th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Porjus. Pontus Lundin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Herbert Schröder in the 69th minute. Jan Schulz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Bock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norman Jagusch's late challenge caught a Porjus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norman Jagusch helped the player get up and apologised. After 77 played minutes FC Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Norman Jagusch. Jan Schulz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wesley Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Schulz having to interfere. If Janne Såsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Hollywood walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.