U21 World League

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 7718 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 0) Timmy Ahlberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6 played minutes Jonatan Hedbom rounded Gärsnäs BF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Wang Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarl Waller in the 11th minute of play. Fredrik Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Drake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the BELAJ BOYS defense, Bo Drake kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fredrik Norberg. The BELAJ BOYS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fredrik Norberg should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Eklund in the 15th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wang Cheng made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Baturalp Yenal sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when Gärsnäs BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingmar Östlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Gärsnäs BF from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Edgar Eklund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wang Cheng, 2-1. Wang Cheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarl Waller in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes of play, BELAJ BOYS's Edgar Eklund made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wang Cheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ingvar Holm kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When Jonatan Hedbom came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the BELAJ BOYS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonatan Hedbom couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgar Eklund to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Hedbom came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timmy Ahlberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Fredrik Norberg made a huge save. Fredrik Norberg made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Timmy Ahlberg sent off a good shot on target. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturalp Yenal in the 61st minute of play. Wang Cheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Eklund in the 62nd minute of the match. Ingvar Holm hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. BELAJ BOYS made a substitution. Oliver Olofsson replaced Baturalp Yenal. A collision led to Gärsnäs BF getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ingvar Holm hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, BELAJ BOYS's goal looked a bit too open when Bo Drake came free, but Fredrik Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarl Waller scored 4-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wang Cheng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fredrik Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Drake, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. BELAJ BOYS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Timmy Ahlberg scored to the left of an out of position Fredrik Norberg, making the score, 4-3. After a rather tough play, BELAJ BOYS's Jonatan Hedbom got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Timmy Ahlberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. BELAJ BOYS's Oliver Olofsson got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Ingvar Nyqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gärsnäs BF's supporters rose to their feet, but Ingvar Nyqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Norberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wang Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Olofsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Timmy Ahlberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gärsnäs BF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for BELAJ BOYS.