U21 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6010, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Svante Pihlgren made the kick off which started today's match. Robert Gniewek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svante Pihlgren in the 3rd minute. Brothers of Mercy's attentive Ulf Arenstedt managed to snatch the ball when Zula Prusinowski made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. The throw-in from Ulf Arenstedt in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Herbert Bojanowski. Harry Vedholm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Võ Jøker in the 11th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Brothers of Mercy's Robert Gniewek threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonardo Odeen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 21 minutes into the game, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Jurand Fiszer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Harry Vedholm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Robert Gniewek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svante Pihlgren in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Võ Jøker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Robert Gniewek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvin Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Arvin Lundkvist 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. 33 minutes into the match, Jurand Fiszer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harry Vedholm. Brothers of Mercy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jurand Fiszer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Brothers of Mercy's Ulf Arenstedt managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zula Prusinowski in the 35 minute of the game. Harry Vedholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jurand Fiszer in the 37th minute of the match. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Korneliusz Czekaj was substituted for Zachariasz Solak.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jurand Fiszer was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Mats Elg came free, but Robert Gniewek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Gniewek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvin Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Adam Sjögren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brothers of Mercy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ the free kick. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Adam Sjögren hit a great ball. Jurand Fiszer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Harry Vedholm made a huge save. In the 64th minute, Arvin Lundkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brothers of Mercy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Jurand Fiszer got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leonardo Odeen kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Robert Gniewek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvin Lundkvist in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Arvin Lundkvist came free, but Robert Gniewek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Arvin Lundkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Gniewek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goal looked a bit too open when Võ Jøker came free, but Harry Vedholm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Brothers of Mercy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Sjögren to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Jurand Fiszer managed to get in a good position for a shot. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jurand Fiszer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harry Vedholm breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Brothers of Mercy fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.