U23 World League

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Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jim Frisck got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Iordanis Papaioannou made a precise shot to the right of William Lundgren. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 7th minute, Roger Flor reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of William Lundgren. The goal made the score 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Roger Flor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving William Lundgren. That made the score 4-0 in the 13 minute of play. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Antonis Karteris hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Sven-Edvin Lundström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PicksBattle.com the free kick. After 18 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Edvin Lundström. Eustratios Kapetanoglou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but William Lundgren firmly grabbed it by the left post. William Lundgren made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Roger Flor sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the game, Iordanis Papaioannou recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of William Lundgren. Iordanis Papaioannou showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. Jim Frisck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. William Lundgren was a little too slow when Roger Flor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 6-0. PicksBattle.com's David Ferran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jim Frisck in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roger Flor to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Roger Flor sped through Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of William Lundgren. In the 54th minute, Sebastian Bergsten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, PicksBattle.com's Roger Flor got a free kick in the 55th minute. William Lundgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jurand Wykowski went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. After 62 minutes of play, PicksBattle.com's Roger Flor made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Lundgren was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 65 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Bergsten. After 68 played minutes PicksBattle.com got a freekick which was hit by Efthimis Giotopoulos. When PicksBattle.com's Roger Flor in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalie prevented a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Roger Flor notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's William Lundgren. William Lundgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the game, PicksBattle.com's Roger Flor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. William Lundgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0.