U21 World League

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Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Mugdim Kalajdžić started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. HEJA ESLÖV's attentive Kristoffer Kleen managed to snatch the ball when Damjan Kodro made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. Karl-Michael Eriksson might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veselin Pejović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karl-Michael Eriksson ran back to his position shaking his head. Alexander Törnblom kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After 10 minutes of play, FISHBONE 06's Erdal Ratkić made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Bergsten was left in no man's land by his defense there! Veselin Pejović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristoffer Kleen's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. After 15 minutes, Farik Dukanović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FISHBONE 06 and the HEJA ESLÖV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, Farik Dukanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veselin Pejović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Eriksson in the 17th minute of play. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugdim Kalajdžić in the 18th minute of play. Veselin Pejović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Michael Eriksson in the 20th minute. After 21 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Kristoffer Kleen. After 23 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Kristoffer Kleen. In the 24th minute Mugdim Kalajdžić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Bergsten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugdim Kalajdžić in the 24th minute of play. Kristoffer Kleen charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristoffer Kleen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristoffer Kleen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugdim Kalajdžić in the 28th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogoljub Ristić in the 33rd minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Mugdim Kalajdžić sped through HEJA ESLÖV's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simon Bergsten. After some careless play in the HEJA ESLÖV defense, Bogoljub Ristić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Bergsten. The HEJA ESLÖV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Bergsten should have stopped the shot. In the 38th minute, Erdal Ratkić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FISHBONE 06 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Farik Dukanović kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. During the 44th minute of the match Farik Dukanović completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Farik Dukanović a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Farik Dukanović hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Alexander Törnblom fired a really elegant long shot, but Veselin Pejović threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Michael Eriksson to make the kick off. Karl-Michael Eriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Veselin Pejović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Eriksson in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute HEJA ESLÖV were awarded a corner. Alexander Törnblom went to the cornerflag to take it. HEJA ESLÖV's Melker Forsberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Veselin Pejović in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 67 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Felix Bergstedt. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten got control of the ball when Hajrudin Zizović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Simon Bergsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hajrudin Zizović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save HEJA ESLÖV from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FISHBONE 06's zone, Karl-Michael Eriksson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Pejović came out of the goal and Karl-Michael Eriksson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kristoffer Kleen hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Mugdim Kalajdžić managed to get in a good position for a shot. FISHBONE 06's supporters rose to their feet, but Mugdim Kalajdžić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Bergsten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kristoffer Kleen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Eriksson came free, but Veselin Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The HEJA ESLÖV fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FISHBONE 06 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.