U21 World League

Dino Arena
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chad Pro kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Skrwa Sikórz got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Olisadebe. In the 3rd minute, Adrian Bagge made a precise shot to the right of Yan Zhen Wei. Skrwa Sikórz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomasz Siedlecki in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fredrik Bäckström saved Hawelka Himalayan High from getting behind. Emanuel Olisadebe hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Adrian Bagge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan Zhen Wei was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When Karl-Erik Collin fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hawelka Himalayan High's protests and gave Karl-Erik Collin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Skrwa Sikórz booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Erik Collin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fredrik Bäckström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Niedbalski's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. A hard and well directed shot from Edwin Ivarsson led 44 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Skrwa Sikórz's Yan Zhen Wei became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomasz Siedlecki to make the kick off. Edwin Ivarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan Zhen Wei having to interfere. In the 59th minute Edmund Niedbalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Wilk in the 61st minute of play. Chad Pro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 69 played minutes Hawelka Himalayan High got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Byström. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Siedlecki in the 70th minute of play. After 71 minutes Hawelka Himalayan High's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Artur Wilk who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Skrwa Sikórz's corner Tomasz Siedlecki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fredrik Bäckström quite easily take care of the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomasz Siedlecki in the 76th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Hawelka Himalayan High's Yan Zhen Wei threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chad Pro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Skrwa Sikórz's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chad Pro was slow to take the kick. During this time Hawelka Himalayan High's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Urban Stolpe managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 86th minute Chad Pro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Zhen Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafal Bejrut's late challenge caught a Hawelka Himalayan High's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafal Bejrut helped the player get up and apologised. Hawelka Himalayan High's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.