U21 World League

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Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Kaczeniak in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Cristiano Ferreira got a free kick in the 7th minute. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Walentowicz in the 10th minute of play. Simon Bergsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksander Walentowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Michael Eriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sylwester Kaczeniak scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Bergsten, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The KSF Racovia Częstochowa fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Kacper Skaradowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Karl-Michael Eriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Leszek Grocholski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Kaczeniak 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. In the 35th minute Aleksander Walentowicz 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. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Aleksander Walentowicz sped through HEJA ESLÖV's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simon Bergsten. 38 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Wallach came free, but Simon Bergsten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Daniel Brovall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Skaradowski in the 41st minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Alexander Törnblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franciszek Gejda to maneuver through the defense. After the first half KSF Racovia Częstochowa were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl-Michael Eriksson made a kick off. Karl-Michael Eriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leszek Grocholski having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Eriksson came free, but Leszek Grocholski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for HEJA ESLÖV! The audience was convinced that Karl-Michael Eriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leszek Grocholski was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save HEJA ESLÖV from getting a goal against them. Simon Bergsten made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Robert Wallach sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten got control of the ball when Lukasz Grajewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 86 minutes, Aleksander Walentowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KSF Racovia Częstochowa and the HEJA ESLÖV players grew even worse after the yellow card. Simon Bergsten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kacper Skaradowski in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Kacper Skaradowski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The HEJA ESLÖV fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. KSF Racovia Częstochowa were clearly better and deserved to take the win.