U21 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8125 (Terracing: 6095, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) Hjalmar Hedvall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robbin De Ruyter had several of the Älta BK's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 7 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Hjalmar Hedvall as he didn't even see the shot coming. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Eddie Giöck put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's Eddie Giöck got a free kick in the 17th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mikolaj Ratulowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hjalmar Hedvall. That made the score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. In the 23rd minute Lars-Erik Brogren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Caetano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Emil Engman in the 26th minute of the match. Hjalmar Hedvall stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbin De Ruyter's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Nils-Emil Engman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Caetano having to interfere. Hjalmar Hedvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Robbin De Ruyter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Hjalmar Hedvall made a huge save. 41 minutes into the match, Älta BK's goalkeeper Hjalmar Hedvall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Bernebe in the 43rd minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper Hjalmar Hedvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robbin De Ruyter to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Älta BK defense, Filiberto Bernebe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hjalmar Hedvall. The Älta BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hjalmar Hedvall should have stopped the shot. Hjalmar Hedvall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of Älta BK booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vito Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Älta BK's Alexander Öberg was substituted for Nils-Emil Engman. In the 65th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Teles to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute of the match Christoffer Vesterberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Caetano skillfully saved the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Philip Strömberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Älta BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Philip Strömberg hit a great ball. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Älta BK! In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Zero Gravity. Matías Roganov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hjalmar Hedvall. 4-0. Älta BK's Hjalmar Hedvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 77th minute of play. In the 86th minute Mikolaj Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hjalmar Hedvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Qin Fei Chao made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hjalmar Hedvall was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hjalmar Hedvall was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. When Oscar Vrijdags fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Oscar Vrijdags a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Vrijdags. Christoffer Vesterberg's shot from long distance in the 95th minute was not bad at all, but Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Zero Gravity walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.