U21 World League

Sniper Arena
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Willem-Jan Paelemans started the match with the kick off. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Vandamme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olov Groth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olov Groth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 13th minute of play. Olov Groth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 16th minute of play. When Mike Vandamme was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 22 minutes had been played. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Vandamme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magne Ryberg during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Magne Ryberg hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Massenhove in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Snipers's goalkeeper Olov Groth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lennart Svensson got free with Arne Van Brusselen in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 37 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Van Hautvinck came free, but Olov Groth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yannis Candries kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Olov Groth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Jan Hjortsberg got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Inge Gustafsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Mats Godholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Arne Van Brusselen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Jan Paelemans came free, but Olov Groth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Jan Hjortsberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Snipers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fauna Utd the free kick. Jan Hjortsberg hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Jan Hjortsberg hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Olov Groth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mattias Van de kauter in the 67th minute. Ingvar Vedholm's late challenge caught a Fauna Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ingvar Vedholm helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, FC Snipers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingvar Vedholm to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Johansson. FC Snipers's Olov Groth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Snipers from getting a goal against them. In the 74th match minute, Fauna Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem-Jan Paelemans to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute of the match Ingvar Vedholm sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arne Van Brusselen skillfully saved the ball. In the 78thth minute of the game Willem-Jan Paelemans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Snipers's Olov Groth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 78 minutes, Willem-Jan Paelemans made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Snipers's Olov Groth tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the FC Snipers defense, Yannis Candries kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olov Groth. The FC Snipers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olov Groth should have stopped the shot. Arne Van Brusselen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 minutes of play Fauna Utd's Willem-Jan Paelemans was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Willem-Jan Paelemans kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Mattias Massenhove received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Olov Groth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th match minute, Fauna Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Massenhove to maneuver through the defense.