U21 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) With a little luck, Aspabruk's Kasper Helström got control of the ball when Mortada Al Khames tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Mortada Al Khames dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kasper Helström, 1-0. Kasper Helström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayer Al Besher, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Hakem Al Attar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kasper Helström. Aspabruk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hakem Al Attar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Kasper Helström was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Mortada Al Khames capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mortada Al Khames really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Kasper Helström came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Tigers's Basem Al Baghli. But to his dismay, Basem Al Baghli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Mortada Al Khames had several of the Aspabruk's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 22 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 5-0 score and a disappointed Kasper Helström as he didn't even see the shot coming. 26 minutes into the game, Rida Al Hajri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golden Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aspabruk the free kick. The supporters of Aspabruk booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rida Al Hajri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hakem Al Attar came free with the goalkeeper in the 28th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kasper Helström could save by the left post. Karl-Oskar Hökqvist hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Kasper Helström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mortada Al Khames in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mortada Al Khames in the 36th minute of play forced Aspabruk's goalkeeper Kasper Helström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mortada Al Khames's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Kasper Helström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, Golden Tigers's Kasper Helström threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sayer Al Besher, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sayer Al Besher made a kick off. Kasper Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakem Al Attar in the 55th minute of the match. Kasper Helström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sayer Al Besher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kasper Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalefa Al Hadad in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Hakem Al Attar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 65th minute, Mortada Al Khames made a precise shot to the right of Kasper Helström. Aspabruk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. In the 69th minute, one of Aspabruk:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aspabruk. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Golden Tigers. Hakem Al Attar stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kasper Helström. 8-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ove Wickander got free with Mortada Al Ansari in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 minutes, Basem Al Baghli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Tigers and the Aspabruk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Basem Al Baghli got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 83 minutes, Örjan Rang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aspabruk and the Golden Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 played minutes Aspabruk got a freekick which was hit by Örjan Rang. 85 minutes into the match, Aspabruk's goal looked a bit too open when Khalefa Al Hadad came free, but Kasper Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Mortada Al Khames shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kasper Helström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mortada Al Khames, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 96 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Mortada Al Khames made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kasper Helström was left in no man's land by his defense there!