U23 World League

Auktsjaur Arena
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Shi Zhen Liang started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Helge Molander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edvin van der Sar was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Auktsjaur IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Shi Zhen Liang in the 6th minute. Auktsjaur IF's Filiph Ekström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edvin van der Sar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 8th minute Shi Zhen Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Auktsjaur IF's Bengt Lööf got a free kick in the 13th minute. Shi Zhen Liang hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Mehdi Dündaroğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehdi Dündaroğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Senator S.A.K's Mehdi Dündaroğlu got a free kick in the 19th minute. Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cillian Murphy in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute Edoardo Pasin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Borcz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helge Molander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute of the match, Filiph Ekström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edvin van der Sar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Zhen Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Helge Molander who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Edvin van der Sar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Edoardo Pasin made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bengt Lööf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th match minute, Auktsjaur IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Lööf to maneuver through the defense. Feliberto Bajo kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Senator S.A.K getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jiang Liang hit a great ball. Jiang Liang kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Auktsjaur IF's Shi Zhen Liang tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Molander in the 67th minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Borcz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cevat Birsel in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Senator S.A.K was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliberto Bajo to maneuver through the defense. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Zhen Liang in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Auktsjaur IF's Bengt Lööf got a free kick in the 91st minute. Casper Wennerqvist hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.