U23 World League

C4 Arena
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kristóf Földes started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manúel Bento was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's Nicklas Blom got a free kick in the 9th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Oliverios Marcilla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Trulsson. That made the score 1-1 in the 10 minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Älta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Faber to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Dogelo's Ahmet Danış Garipbaş broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. David Trulsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliverios Marcilla in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 24th minute of play forced Dogelo's goalkeeper Manúel Bento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manúel Bento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 27th minute of play forced Dogelo's goalkeeper Manúel Bento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dogelo's Sebastián Verón managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nicklas Blom in the 33 minute of the game. David Trulsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliverios Marcilla in the 38th minute of the match. After 38 played minutes Dogelo got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Verón. In the 43rd minute, Luiz Paulo Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicklas Blom kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Älta BK's Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manúel Bento was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dogelo's goalkeeper Manúel Bento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 57 played minutes Älta BK got a freekick which was hit by Tayyip Talha. Älta BK made a substitution. Marko Alströmmer replaced Henning Gulliksson. Ahmet Danış Garipbaş took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for David Trulsson. Älta BK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Oliverios Marcilla kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Lico Catarinense hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Dogelo's Manúel Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 71st minute of play. If Kristóf Földes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Trulsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliverios Marcilla in the 76th minute of the match. Manúel Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fan Nan Hong in the 78th minute of the match. Marko Alströmmer scored 1-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manúel Bento, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Dogelo's Manúel Bento got control of the ball when Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute Kristóf Földes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Trulsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Trulsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Danış Garipbaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes, Kristóf Földes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dogelo and the Älta BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Kristóf Földes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st match minute, Dogelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lico Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. If Juan Abarca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match was over Älta BK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dogelo throughout the match.