U21 World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sixten Lund made the kick off which started today's match. Ludwig Överman kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes IFK Kik got a freekick which was hit by Sixten Lund. In the 8th minute, Ludwig Överman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the match, ROJO's goal looked a bit too open when Sixten Lund came free, but Lino Bembe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Haritz hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to IFK Kik getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Matthias Haeger hit a great ball. Lino Bembe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixten Lund in the 22nd minute of the match. Juan Diegotxe hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Håkan Botvidsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiburcio Jenaro went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lino Bembe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sixten Lund's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alf Svartengren got free with Lino Bembe in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sixten Lund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Bembe having to interfere. Lino Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludwig Överman in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute Sixten Lund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Bembe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiburcio Jenaro in the 47th minute of play.

ROJO's Edelmiro Dolfos was substituted for Tiburcio Jenaro. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felix Bizi made a kick off. A collision led to IFK Kik getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Lennart Vallman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Lund in the 69th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Lino Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edelmiro Dolfos got free with Håkan Botvidsson in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Håkan Botvidsson managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when ROJO's Edelmiro Dolfos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Edelmiro Dolfos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Felix Bizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 minutes, Matthias Haeger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Kik and the ROJO players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to IFK Kik getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Matthias Haeger hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edelmiro Dolfos got free with Håkan Botvidsson in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Juan Diegotxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When IFK Kik's Sixten Lund in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ROJO's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ROJO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.