U21 World League

Aréna Košíře
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute, Gilbert Åkesson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaroslav Kulich was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Milan Skřivan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Kent Backman made a huge save. Milan Skřivan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Kent Backman made a huge save. Maxmilian Groh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kent Backman came out and tried to block the shot, but Maxmilian Groh slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 14th minute. Osvald Ahlstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jaroslav Kulich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jiří Vetešník hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 22 played minutes, Norrlands Athen's Osvald Ahlstedt shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jaroslav Kulich came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Norrlands Athen reached it. After 23 played minutes Norrlands Athen got a freekick which was hit by Josef Lundhberg. In the 24th minute, Milan Skřivan 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. After 27 played minutes FK Košíře Praha got a freekick which was hit by Tomáš Trávníček. In the 27th minute, Osvald Ahlstedt 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. With a little luck, Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman got control of the ball when Milan Skřivan tried to sneak it across the goal line. FK Košíře Praha's Jaroslav Kulich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Andreasson in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gilbert Åkesson 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. In the 44th minute Rickard Andreasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslav Kulich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Milan Skřivan made a kick off. Milan Skřivan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Kent Backman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Milan Skřivan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Košíře Praha's supporters rose to their feet, but Milan Skřivan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kent Backman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of FK Košíře Praha booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Lundhberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Kula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Kent Backman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Košíře Praha's Jaroslav Kulich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Andreasson in the 64th minute of play. Jaroslav Kulich was a little too slow when Gilbert Åkesson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Kent Backman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Osvald Ahlstedt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jaroslav Kulich. The goal made the score 1-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Norrlands Athen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.