U21 World League

Hisings Kärra
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandros Karakotsos made the kick off which started today's match. Staffan Törnqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fragiskos Stergakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Hisings Kärra RK getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Helge Glad hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Alexis Idrotoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Törnqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou managed to work through Hisings Kärra RK's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Alexis Idrotoglou dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Ahlén in the 16th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Tilemachos Manouselis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Alexis Idrotoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Staffan Törnqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 24 played minutes Hisings Kärra RK got a freekick which was hit by Ivar Vallengren. After a defensive mix-up in Hisings Kärra RK's zone, Alexandros Karakotsos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Staffan Törnqvist came out of the goal and Alexandros Karakotsos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hisings Kärra RK's Staffan Törnqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandros Karakotsos in the 31st minute of play. Vassilis Tournas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hisings Kärra RK's Staffan Törnqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandros Karakotsos in the 36th minute of play. Ivar Vallengren kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alexis Idrotoglou hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Alexis Idrotoglou made a precise shot to the right of Staffan Törnqvist. Hisings Kärra RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 44 minutes into the match, Vassilis Tournas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Staffan Törnqvist. Hisings Kärra RK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vassilis Tournas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helge Glad to make the kick off. Staffan Törnqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Tabachana F.C.'s Alexandros Karakotsos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Staffan Törnqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Staffan Törnqvist was a little too slow when Alexis Idrotoglou got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-6. In the 67th minute, Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 71st minute of play forced Hisings Kärra RK's goalkeeper Staffan Törnqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffan Törnqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fragiskos Stergakos in the 73rd minute. Alexandros Karakotsos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Staffan Törnqvist made a huge save. Staffan Törnqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Staffan Törnqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffan Törnqvist was a little too slow when Vassilis Tournas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-9. In the 97th minute, Fragiskos Stergakos made a precise shot to the right of Staffan Törnqvist. Hisings Kärra RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. The Hisings Kärra RK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tabachana F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.