U23 World League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Salqvist kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Zlatan BK's Valentin Salqvist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Dmytro Mykulyak was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Allan Blomqvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Allan Blomqvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Dmytro Mykulyak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatan Run in the 14th minute. After 17 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Vacker. Dmytro Mykulyak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zlatan Run went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute Zlatan Run shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Valentin Salqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dmytro Mykulyak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Salqvist showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 27 minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Zlatan BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Hjelm to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Lars Örtlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Marko Bagnyuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zlatan BK the free kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marko Bagnyuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Zlatan BK getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Allan Blomqvist hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Örtlund came free, but Dmytro Mykulyak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marko Bagnyuk got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Marko Bagnyuk hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Valentin Salqvist made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 68 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Run came free, but Dmytro Mykulyak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Valentin Salqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Salqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. In the 75th minute Zlatan Run shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Salqvist in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Zlatan Run left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zlatan BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. 80 minutes into the game, Zlatan BK's Zlatan Run nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Mykulyak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Salqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Zlatan Run ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmytro Mykulyak was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. The Zlatan BK fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Zlatan BK's Zlatan Run looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 13-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 89 minutes into the game, Zlatan BK's Valentin Salqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Mykulyak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 14-0. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Salqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Salqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zlatan BK's Valentin Salqvist in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. SPERANTZA's goalie prevented a goal. Zlatan BK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.