U21 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7430 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 30) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Pilblad took the kick off in the first half of the match. Philip Undheim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute Lars Lauritsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Henriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Henriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Undheim in the 15th minute of play. Niclas Henriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Undheim, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Niclas Henriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Lauritsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Philip Undheim in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niclas Henriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Philip Undheim scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niclas Henriksson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 28 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Simonsen. In the 33rd minute, Philip Undheim made a precise shot to the right of Niclas Henriksson. FC Wingspan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Niclas Henriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Undheim, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torstein Nybakken in the 38th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Niclas Henriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Lauritsen came free, but Niclas Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 played minutes FC Wingspan got a freekick which was hit by Georg Aronsson. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Philip Undheim to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Lars Lauritsen 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 58th minute Philip Undheim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Henriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Henriksson came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by AC Mizeria's Lars Lauritsen. But to his dismay, Lars Lauritsen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. FC Wingspan's Niclas Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Undheim in the 65th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Mizeria's Philip Undheim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Niclas Henriksson. That made the score 0-4 after 67 minutes of play. Lars Lauritsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Henriksson having to interfere. Peter Pilblad hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Torstein Nybakken. Niclas Henriksson made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Lars Lauritsen sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute, Axel Bammerman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teobald Ciempa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Pilblad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Wingspan defense, Lars Lauritsen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niclas Henriksson. The FC Wingspan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niclas Henriksson should have stopped the shot. Calle Fransson's late challenge caught a AC Mizeria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Calle Fransson helped the player get up and apologised. Calle Fransson hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Philip Undheim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Henriksson having to interfere. In the 94thth minute of the game Philip Undheim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Wingspan's Niclas Henriksson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AC Mizeria had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.