U21 World League

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicola Zalewski kicked off to start the match. Zeng Di Ang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Wik in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mauro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Malcolm Benett was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kurdistan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Malcolm Benett fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zeng Di Ang quite easily take care of the ball. Nicola Zalewski kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. When FC Kurdistan's Fabian Lundström in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mauro's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Fabian Lundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeng Di Ang was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The supporters of Mauro booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Isaksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agne Britz to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fryderyk Orling didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro's Zeng Di Ang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Mauro from getting a goal against them. Edoardo Di Mattia hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Zeng Di Ang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Wik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Fabian Lundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeng Di Ang was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Ludomir Banaszak's late challenge caught a FC Kurdistan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ludomir Banaszak helped the player get up and apologised. 44 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Wik came free, but Zeng Di Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Lundblad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Lundström to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Lio came free, but Zeng Di Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radoslaw Zagrobelny hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Marco Lio scored 1-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zeng Di Ang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Rafał Wern got a free kick in the 60th minute. With a little luck, FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička got control of the ball when Rafał Wern tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mauro's Zeng Di Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Lundström in the 68th minute of play. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fryderyk Orling in the 70th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafał Wern got free with Andreas Palička in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabian Lundström struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Zeng Di Ang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kurdistan. If Fabian Lundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils Zachrisson's late challenge caught a Mauro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils Zachrisson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Nils Zachrisson hit a great ball. The throw-in from Allan Isaksson in the 82nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mauro's Ludomir Banaszak. 84 minutes into the game, Rafał Wern was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mauro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdistan the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Rafał Wern got a free kick in the 84th minute. Zeng Di Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Wik in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundström in the 92nd minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 94th minute of the match. The supporters of Mauro booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Högberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Högberg. If Nicola Zalewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Kurdistan fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mauro had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.