U21 World League

Kanal Parken
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Peder Gernberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, BK Värdsholmen's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Tolias came free, but Joel Tolsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BK Värdsholmen's Joel Tolsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Koukoulas in the 8th minute of play. Wlodzimierz Rawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peder Gernberg in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Eklund came free, but Wlodzimierz Rawa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wlodzimierz Rawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peder Gernberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wlodzimierz Rawa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when BK Värdsholmen's Peder Gernberg shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Wlodzimierz Rawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peder Gernberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peder Gernberg in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wlodzimierz Rawa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roy Hamberg kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Håkan Eklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes BK Värdsholmen got a freekick which was hit by Tage Brodin. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Olof Dalström hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vaios Petridis during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vaios Petridis kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. BK Värdsholmen's Roy Hamberg got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Green Horses's Wlodzimierz Rawa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Gernberg in the 42nd minute of play. Åke Öman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Olof Dalström got a free kick in the 44th minute. Wlodzimierz Rawa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Norberg in the 45th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Apostolos Mavrokordatos was the one to do the kick off. Joel Tolsson made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Notis Bartzokas sent off a good shot on target. BK Värdsholmen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Notis Bartzokas scored to the left of an out of position Joel Tolsson, making the score, 1-1. In the 56th minute, Notis Bartzokas made a precise shot to the right of Joel Tolsson. BK Värdsholmen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. With a little luck, BK Värdsholmen's Joel Tolsson got control of the ball when Apostolos Mavrokordatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wlodzimierz Rawa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peder Gernberg went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Apostolos Mavrokordatos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Joel Tolsson made a huge save. A collision led to BK Värdsholmen getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Åke Öman hit a great ball. Vaios Petridis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Vaios Petridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roy Hamberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tage Brodin hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Joel Tolsson went to the wrong direction when Demis Mitsis was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When Sven Häger fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BK Värdsholmen's protests and gave Sven Häger a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th minute, Notis Bartzokas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Green Horses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. If Konstantinos D Artagnan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Konstantinos D Artagnan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 97 minutes, Apostolos Mavrokordatos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Horses and the BK Värdsholmen players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 98 played minutes, BK Värdsholmen's Tage Brodin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wlodzimierz Rawa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BK Värdsholmen reached it. Green Horses's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.