U23 World League

Lillan
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Christoffer Mårtensson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, DS ACADEMY TEAM's Zachary Cisek got a free kick in the 5th minute. Lukasz Zaworski was a little too slow when Frank Gualtieri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, DS ACADEMY TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Gualtieri came free, but Lukasz Zaworski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Gualtieri charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Gualtieri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, Los Frogos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Gualtieri to maneuver through the defense. Mark Vennerdal took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lukasz Zaworski. Lukasz Zaworski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Lichucki in the 24th minute of play forced Los Frogos's goalkeeper Sverker Nyberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Frank Gualtieri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Frogos's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Gualtieri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lukasz Zaworski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, Christoffer Mårtensson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lukasz Zaworski. DS ACADEMY TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christoffer Mårtensson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Sverker Nyberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Lichucki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of DS ACADEMY TEAM booed when Los Frogos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffer Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Los Frogos's Frank Gualtieri got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Edward Lichucki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Sverker Nyberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Gualtieri in the 45th minute of play forced DS ACADEMY TEAM's goalkeeper Lukasz Zaworski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoffer Mårtensson scored 4-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lukasz Zaworski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Christoffer Mårtensson hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The supporters of Los Frogos booed when DS ACADEMY TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateusz Major didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute, Zachary Cisek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukasz Zaworski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Pååk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Frank Gualtieri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lukasz Zaworski was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 62nd minute, Tobiasz Hejza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sverker Nyberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Brataniec in the 65th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Thomas Pååk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Frogos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 75 minutes into the game, Edward Lichucki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sverker Nyberg. Edward Lichucki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-1. Los Frogos's Thomas Pååk got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lukasz Zaworski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Gualtieri in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the DS ACADEMY TEAM defense, Christoffer Mårtensson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lukasz Zaworski. The DS ACADEMY TEAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lukasz Zaworski should have stopped the shot. In the 96th minute Christoffer Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Zaworski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.