U23 World League

Bellagio
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th match minute, Ocean´s Eleven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingemar Sigman to maneuver through the defense. Kings's Jotautas Gutauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Nässén in the 7th minute of play. Jotautas Gutauskas made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Ulrik Kristiansson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Kings booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell-Arne Sandell didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ocean´s Eleven getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Roland Hellbom hit a great ball. Kings's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Thomas Nässén scored to the left of an out of position Jotautas Gutauskas, making the score, 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Jotautas Gutauskas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thomas Nässéns short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Jotautas Gutauskas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 26th minute, Kjell-Arne Sandell 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. Ingemar Sigman might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jotautas Gutauskas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ingemar Sigman ran back to his position shaking his head. 30 minutes into the game, Kjell-Arne Sandell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jotautas Gutauskas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 36 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Askelöf. When Airūnas Milius fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kings's protests and gave Airūnas Milius a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute, Airūnas Milius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th play minute Ingemar Sigman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jotautas Gutauskas. 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Thomas Nässén kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jotautas Gutauskas. That made the score 5-0 in the 43 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdemaras Alukas made a kick off. When Romualdas Kaušpadas came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Kings fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Romualdas Kaušpadas couldn't finish the play. Rupertas Budreckas struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Elias Johnsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kings. Roland Hellbom hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ocean´s Eleven's Hjalmar Wallmark was substituted for Lukas Askelöf. A collision led to Ocean´s Eleven getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Roland Hellbom hit a great ball. Valdemaras Alukas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Elias Johnsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 59th minute, Ingemar Sigman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jotautas Gutauskas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulrik Kristiansson went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Ocean´s Eleven's Freddie Lindström was substituted for Ingemar Sigman. In the 73rd minute, Freddie Lindström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Freddie Lindström came free, but Jotautas Gutauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, Kevin Julin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ocean´s Eleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kevin Julin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 80 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Boris Löfkvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aistis Mečionis in the 82nd minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Elias Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jotautas Gutauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Nässén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Kevin Julin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jotautas Gutauskas was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. There was no doubt that Ocean´s Eleven were the better team. Ocean´s Eleven's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.