U21 World League

Midgård
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hao Yuan Guang kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Robíño Football Club's goalkeeper Sebastian Mattsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hu Zhen Di. Walery Ludzia hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 18th match minute, Robíño Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvin Åkesson to maneuver through the defense. Christian Olofsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Sebastian Mattsson made a huge save. In the 26th minute The Northmen Army were awarded a corner. Hjalmar Håkansson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Hjalmar Håkansson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Robíño Football Club's Sebastian Mattsson did a great save. Robíño Football Club's Sebastian Mattsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Robíño Football Club from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Åkesson in the 31st minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Hao Yuan Guang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filiph Wickander in the 34th minute of play. Fredric Söderqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fredric Söderqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Robíño Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredric Söderqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walery Ludzia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Walery Ludzia hit a great ball. Fredric Söderqvist struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Robin Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Robíño Football Club. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvin Åkesson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robíño Football Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alvin Åkesson in the 56th minute. A nice corner shot did that Alvin Åkesson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Robin Bäckström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filiph Wickander in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Hjalmar Håkansson 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. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kiko Zimbo replaced Hu Zhen Di. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Mattsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kiko Zimbo went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sebastian Mattsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kiko Zimbo went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Robin Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvin Åkesson in the 81st minute. Robin Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Alvin Åkesson sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute Alvin Åkesson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Robíño Football Club getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Patrik Askberg hit a great ball. Sebastian Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Zimbo in the 91st minute of the match. Sebastian Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Zimbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Northmen Army had won after a very even match.