U21 World League

Nest V55
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Seahawks V55's Orestis Anastasakos got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, Zendraget BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Nordin to maneuver through the defense. If Kaj Vestberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Zendraget BK's Henning Norberg got control of the ball when Sakis Kritikos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 19 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Tsimilis. Henning Norberg made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Sakis Kritikos sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Kaj Vestberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charilaos Iakovatos was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 28th minute Zendraget BK were awarded a corner. Börje Rudberg went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Marios Vikatos hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes Zendraget BK got a freekick which was hit by Jan Lindell. Sakis Kritikos took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henning Norberg. Henning Norberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 40 minutes into the match, Zendraget BK's goal looked a bit too open when Charis Droumalias came free, but Henning Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Zendraget BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kennet Benett to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Charis Droumalias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Norberg having to interfere. Henning Norberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Kritikos in the 55th minute of play. After 59 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Iordanis Christodoulakis. Marios Vikatos's late challenge caught a Zendraget BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marios Vikatos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Zendraget BK booed when Seahawks V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Vikatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charilaos Iakovatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thor Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Thor Nordin came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Zendraget BK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thor Nordin couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute Börje Rudberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charilaos Iakovatos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaj Vestberg got free with Charilaos Iakovatos in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sakis Kritikos scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henning Norberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Charis Droumalias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Henning Norberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Charilaos Iakovatos managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Zendraget BK's Kaj Vestberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Seahawks V55 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Zendraget BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.