U21 World League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anton Harlén made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 8 minutes, Anton Harlén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AIF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Harlén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bengt Felin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eike Schmidt went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 16 played minutes Sc Ajax Hirtenberg got a freekick which was hit by René Krug. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Christopher Benscheider proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Sc Ajax Hirtenberg from getting a goal against them. After having played for 22 minutes, René Krug managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but René Krug was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bengt Felin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eike Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Anton Harlén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Harlén in the 32nd minute of play forced Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's goalkeeper Christopher Benscheider to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Gunnar Klemensson hit a great ball. Philipp Kruck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Bengt Felin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bengt Felin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from René Krug went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eike Schmidt was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eike Schmidt got free with Bengt Felin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bengt Felin came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Eike Schmidt. But to his dismay, Eike Schmidt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Bengt Felin made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Eike Schmidt sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute, René Krug left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sc Ajax Hirtenberg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. In the 68th minute, Rolando Ottonello fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 68th minute, Eike Schmidt made a precise shot to the right of Bengt Felin. AIF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-8. In the 74th minute Eike Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Gunnar Klemensson managed to get in a good position for a shot. AIF's supporters rose to their feet, but Gunnar Klemensson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christopher Benscheider breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 76 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when René Krug came free, but Bengt Felin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Bengt Felin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bengt Felin made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Eike Schmidt sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Bengt Felin managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's Eike Schmidt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. AIF's Bengt Felin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save AIF from getting a goal against them. Bengt Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from René Krug, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Rolando Ottonello was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Sc Ajax Hirtenberg's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 90 minutes, Eike Schmidt made it 1-9 with a short kick to the right side. AIF's Bengt Felin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. AIF's Bengt Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Ottonello in the 94th minute of play.