U23 World League

Bellagio
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Thomas Nässén made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute, Arman Kristiansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Thomas Nässén sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Yung Gunners FK's Maximilian Strömbom didn't even have to move. The crowd rose to their feet as Ocean´s Eleven's Ulrik Kristiansson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maximilian Strömbom. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Kjell-Arne Sandell was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 12th minute. Ocean´s Eleven's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Lukas Askelöf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximilian Strömbom having to interfere. Elias Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Karlstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Dennis Christoffersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 18 minutes, Thomas Nässén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ocean´s Eleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Nässén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yngve Sandström in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Johnsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ingemar Sigman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Maximilian Strömbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute Yngve Sandström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Johnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 minutes, Gýmir Gryc mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yung Gunners FK and the Ocean´s Eleven players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gýmir Gryc kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Thomas Nässén might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximilian Strömbom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Nässén ran back to his position shaking his head. Ulrik Kristiansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Maximilian Strömbom made a huge save. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Yung Gunners FK! Gýmir Gryc took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elias Johnsson. Elias Johnsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lu Kang Yi to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Anders Runeberg. Elias Johnsson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Arman Kristiansson. Ocean´s Eleven's Elias Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Kang Yi in the 58th minute of play. Maximilian Strömbom came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Ocean´s Eleven's Thomas Nässén. But to his dismay, Thomas Nässén quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Ocean´s Eleven's Hjalmar Wallmark was substituted for Lukas Askelöf. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Kang Yi in the 69th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Elias Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximilian Strömbom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomas Nässén's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Elias Johnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yngve Sandström in the 74th minute. Elias Johnsson made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Lu Kang Yi sent off a good shot on target. Elias Johnsson was a little too slow when Gýmir Gryc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 3-2. 83 minutes into the match, Yung Gunners FK's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Nässén came free, but Maximilian Strömbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Thomas Nässén ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximilian Strömbom was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. After 86 minutes, Edvard Arhenius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ocean´s Eleven and the Yung Gunners FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Ocean´s Eleven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvard Arhenius to maneuver through the defense. Elias Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gýmir Gryc in the 91st minute of play. Yung Gunners FK's Jonathan Karlstedt got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.