U21 World League

Averstadium
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hugo Hørbøll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niclas Österberg charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niclas Österberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niclas Österberg kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Frede Raunsholm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Bergqvist was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Aaron Bergqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frede Raunsholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Hugo Hørbøll made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rikard Helander in the 19th minute. A collision led to DIF LEEDS BK getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Erland Löfkvist hit a great ball. DIF LEEDS BK were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Hvam FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hampus Tolsson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Arne Månsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hugo Hørbøll quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hugo Hørbøll showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Holger Lidström, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Hugo Hørbøll made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niclas Österberg in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute DIF LEEDS BK were awarded a corner. Hampus Tolsson went to the cornerflag to take it. Rikard Helander hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Aaron Bergqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walentin Barnby, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Rikard Helander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Hugo Hørbøll made a huge save. Hugo Hørbøll didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Holger Lidström went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Elias Gustafsson charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elias Gustafsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, DIF LEEDS BK's Elias Gustafsson got a free kick in the 40th minute. Lucas Struborg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hvam FC's Lucas Struborg got a free kick in the 44th minute. It was beautiful to see DIF LEEDS BK's Elias Gustafsson in action when he in the 46th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frede Raunsholm to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Österberg in the 53rd minute of play forced Hvam FC's goalkeeper Hugo Hørbøll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, DIF LEEDS BK's Axel Lundström got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute of the match Hvam FC got a corner. DIF LEEDS BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kjeld Sterum ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rikard Helander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lennarth Larnou hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Hugo Hørbøll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Lundström kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When Folke Nordin fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DIF LEEDS BK's protests and gave Folke Nordin a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Folke Nordin. Kjeld Sterum was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 72nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Hvam FC's Hugo Hørbøll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Holger Lidström in the 73rd minute of play. When DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hvam FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niclas Österberg in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Hørbøll prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Hvam FC defense, Holger Lidström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Hørbøll. The Hvam FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Hørbøll should have stopped the shot. Frede Raunsholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Bergqvist having to interfere. Hugo Hørbøll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Lidström in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hvam FC's goalkeeper Hugo Hørbøll, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Niclas Österberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niclas Österberg in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Hørbøll prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Hvam FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Fede Danmark hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The DIF LEEDS BK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hvam FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.