U23 World League

Mordor stadion
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6010, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Markham started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Amedeo Melis managed to get in a good position for a shot. BlueLionesse's supporters rose to their feet, but Amedeo Melis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Borys Witek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Kai Østbye came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Brufoss IL 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 Kai Østbye couldn't finish the play. In the 13th match minute, Brufoss IL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Tavio to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Jonas Hermansson managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Brufoss IL's Emanuel Markham fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Østbye, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, Brufoss IL's Kent Remme got a free kick in the 25th minute. Amedeo Melis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Amedeo Melis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Brufoss IL's Borys Witek. Borys Witek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Amedeo Melis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Irinel Gheondea was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Irinel Gheondea hit a great ball. Irinel Gheondea hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The Brufoss IL players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BlueLionesse were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Augustin Ştefănuţ stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonas Hermansson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christer Ribe's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. With his leg Borys Witek managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when BlueLionesse's Augustin Ştefănuţ fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kai Østbye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augustin Ştefănuţ fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Borys Witek having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Borys Witek saved Brufoss IL from getting behind. Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Borys Witek, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jonas Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Remme in the 69th minute of play. Borys Witek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emy Marioara, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Østbye, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Borys Witek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Zhi Ling in the 87th minute of the match. After having played for 91 minutes, Claudiu Mârza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BlueLionesse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudiu Mârza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Remme in the 97th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BlueLionesse's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.