U23 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Alin Curteanu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Isak Alberg sped through Dark Prophets's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dumitru Tolea. A collision led to Dark Prophets getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nicu Apăvăloaie hit a great ball. In the 13th match minute, IFK Kik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennart Vallman to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isak Alberg in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Tolea saved Dark Prophets from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Vallman in the 19th minute of play forced Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Dumitru Tolea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isak Alberg in the 29th minute of play forced Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Dumitru Tolea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Isak Alberg put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isak Alberg went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Dumitru Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isak Alberg in the 44th minute of the match. The Dark Prophets players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. IFK Kik were winning 1-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isak Alberg to make the kick off. Dumitru Tolea came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Kik's Isak Alberg. But to his dismay, Isak Alberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. 56 minutes into the match, Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Dumitru Tolea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sture Söder. Dumitru Tolea made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lennart Vallman sent off a good shot on target. 1-7 became the score in the 58th minute when Sture Söder elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Dumitru Tolea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isak Alberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Henrik Siggesson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dumitru Tolea. That made the score 1-8 in the 66 minute of play. Sture Söders short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Dumitru Tolea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Henrik Siggesson took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Dumitru Tolea to make any attempt to save it. After 77 minutes of play, IFK Kik's Niklas Waller made it 1-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dumitru Tolea was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Dark Prophets booed when IFK Kik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Holmberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute of the match, Henrik Siggesson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dumitru Tolea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dumitru Tolea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isak Alberg in the 87th minute of play. Henrik Siggesson took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-11. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Dark Prophets from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd match minute, Dark Prophets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iulian Povară to maneuver through the defense. Isak Alberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Dumitru Tolea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nicu Apăvăloaie got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of IFK Kik booed when Dark Prophets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicu Apăvăloaie didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Dark Prophets fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. IFK Kik were clearly better and deserved to take the win.