U21 World League

Elland Road
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Octavio Fidele kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Octavio Fidele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliott Levander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elliott Levander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacobo Loren went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Juniors FC booed when Leeds United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Grubb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Mathias Roganović made a huge save. Elliott Levander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Loren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mathias Roganović could save by the left post. Aaron Kvist had several of the Juniors FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Mathias Roganović as he didn't even see the shot coming. Aaron Kvist hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The supporters of Juniors FC booed when Leeds United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Jakobsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink's late challenge caught a Juniors FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink helped the player get up and apologised. Elliott Levander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Perna, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aaron Kvist to make the kick off. Sture Tolsson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Octavio Fidele's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Elliott Levander skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacobo Loren got free with Elliott Levander in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Octavio Fidele reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elliott Levander. The goal made the score 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Fidele in the 72nd minute of play forced Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Elliott Levander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Leeds United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Fidele came free, but Elliott Levander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Leeds United FC booed when Juniors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Urtungo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Juniors FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristo Urtungo hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Jacobo Loren made a precise shot to the right of Elliott Levander. Leeds United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Mathias Roganović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 90th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Juniors FC's Elliott Levander threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Octavio Fidele, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Juniors FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.