U21 World League

Kopli Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) In the 2nd minute, Sylvester Stallone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 8 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Sylvester Stallone. Kjell-Arne Hultman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antti Saidla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christer Wassenius hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Antti Saidla hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when FC Kopli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antti Saidla didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jean-Claude Van Damme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulryk Marczyniec was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antti Saidla, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Jean-Claude Van Damme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulryk Marczyniec was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kopli's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sylvester Stallone was slow to take the kick. During this time MAFFIAN's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Sylvester Stallone got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ulryk Marczyniec quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 42 minutes, Pavel Are mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kopli and the MAFFIAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, FC Kopli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Are to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Rudolf Josefsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Antti Saidla to strike the kick off in the second half. Ulryk Marczyniec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvar Kollberg in the 55th minute of play. MAFFIAN's Elliott Beckeman was substituted for Christer Wassenius. MAFFIAN's Jörn Gustafsson was substituted for Jim Nilsson. After 58 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Jim Nilsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antti Saidla in the 59th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Sylvester Stallone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulryk Marczyniec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Maarek Laaser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulryk Marczyniec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylvester Stallone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when FC Kopli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Are didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulryk Marczyniec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 70th minute of play. In the 75th minute Antti Saidla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Hultman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Hedlund. The audience was convinced that Antti Saidla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjell-Arne Hultman was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. When Rudolf Josefsson fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAFFIAN's protests and gave Rudolf Josefsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd minute, Rudolf Josefsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 minutes, Elliott Beckeman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAFFIAN and the FC Kopli players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Kopli booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elliott Beckeman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 87 played minutes FC Kopli got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Are. After some careless play in the MAFFIAN defense, Reino Narusson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kjell-Arne Hultman. The MAFFIAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kjell-Arne Hultman should have stopped the shot. After 94 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Beckeman. FC Kopli's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.