U23 World League

Jahnstadion
Spectators: 9244 (Terracing: 6934, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juan Lebron made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Kong Gang Feng came free, but Safet Hands reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Norrlands Athen's Juan Lebron made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theodor Adorno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Safet Hands made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Kong Gang Feng sent off a good shot on target. Kong Gang Feng who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Safet Hands when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Safet Hands came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by West Staines Massive's Kong Gang Feng. But to his dismay, Kong Gang Feng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Theodor Adorno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Lebron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theodor Adorno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Fei Ting in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Sandberg in the 24th minute of play forced West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Theodor Adorno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saul Gaitano tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Theodor Adorno. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-2 in the 26th minute. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Mårtensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes of play, Norrlands Athen's Huang Fei Ting made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theodor Adorno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Theodor Adorno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huang Fei Ting, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. With a little luck, Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands got control of the ball when Deividas Laužikas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, West Staines Massive's Wilson Costa got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Gang Feng in the 52nd minute of play. West Staines Massive's Theodor Adorno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Måns Sandberg in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Saul Gaitano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Måns Sandberg struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Theodor Adorno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Norrlands Athen. Norrlands Athen's Calle Bergfelt was substituted for Wieslaw Wos. Norrlands Athen's Gilbert Hermansson was substituted for Måns Sandberg. 72 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Theodor Adorno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilbert Hermansson. Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kong Gang Feng in the 75th minute of play. West Staines Massive's Theodor Adorno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calle Bergfelt in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilbert Hermansson got free with Theodor Adorno in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilbert Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Theodor Adorno made a huge save. The supporters of Norrlands Athen booed when West Staines Massive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kong Gang Feng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theodor Adorno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calle Bergfelt, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The Norrlands Athen players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.